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English Dictionary: vanish	by the DICT Development Group
3 results for vanish
From WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006) [wn]:
vanish v get lost, as without warning or explanation; "He disappeared without a trace" Synonym(s): disappear, vanish, go away Antonym(s): appear become invisible or unnoticeable; "The effect vanished when day broke" Synonym(s): vanish, disappear, go away pass away rapidly; "Time flies like an arrow"; "Time fleeing beneath him" Synonym(s): fly, fell, vanish cease to exist; "An entire civilization vanished" Synonym(s): vanish, disappear Antonym(s): appear, come along decrease rapidly and disappear; "the money vanished in las Vegas"; "all my stock assets have vaporized" Synonym(s): vanish, fly, vaporize
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
Vanish \Van"ish\, n. (Phon.) The brief terminal part of vowel or vocal element, differing more or less in quality from the main part; as, a as in ale ordinarily ends with a vanish of i as in ill, o as in old with a vanish of oo as in foot. --Rush. Note: The vanish is included by Mr. Bell under the general term glide.
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
Vanish \Van"ish\, v. i. [imp. & p. p. {Vanished}; p. pr. & vb. n. {Vanishing}.] [OE. vanissen, OF. vanir (in comp.): cf. OF. envanir, esvanir, esvanu[8b]r, F. s'[82]vanouir; fr. L. vanus empty, vain; cf. L. vanescere, evanescere, to vanish. See {Vain}, and cf. {Evanescent},{-ish}.] 1. To pass from a visible to an invisible state; to go out of sight; to disappear; to fade; as, vapor vanishes from the sight by being dissipated; a ship vanishes from the sight of spectators on land. The horse vanished . . . out of sight. --Chaucer. Go; vanish into air; away! --Shak. The champions vanished from their posts with the speed of lightning. --Sir W. Scott. Gliding from the twilight past to vanish among realities. --Hawthorne. 2. To be annihilated or lost; to pass away. [bd]All these delights will vanish.[b8] --Milton.