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Definition of Evanesce
1. Verb. Disappear gradually. "The pain eventually passed off"
Generic synonyms: Disappear, Go Away, Vanish
Derivative terms: Evanescence, Evanescent, Passing
Definition of Evanesce
1. v. i. To vanish away; to become dissipated and disappear, like vapor.
Definition of Evanesce
1. Verb. (intransitive) To disappear into a mist or dissipate in vapor ¹
2. Verb. (intransitive chemistry) To transition from the solid state to gaseous state without ever becoming a liquid ¹
¹ Source: wiktionary.com
Definition of Evanesce
1. to fade away [v -NESCED, -NESCING, -NESCES]
Lexicographical Neighbors of Evanesce
Literary usage of Evanesce
Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:
1. Permafrost: North American Contribution [to The] Second International Conference by Building Research Advisory Board Staff (1973)
"Unlike the critical nucleus, which will either grow indefinitely or evanesce as
a result of fluctuations, the cylinder will evanesce sooner or later. ..."
2. A Dictionary of English Synonymes and Synonymous Or Parallel Expressions by Richard Soule, George Holmes Howison (1891)
"evanesce» v. я. Vanish, disappear, be dissipated, be seen no more. ... Disappear,
be dissipated, vanish, evanesce. Evaporate, va I. Vaporize, convert inte ..."
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