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Definition of Vanish

1. Verb. Get lost, as without warning or explanation. "These cars won't vanish "; "He disappeared without a trace"

Exact synonyms: Disappear, Go Away
Specialized synonyms: Fall Away, Fall Off, Fall, Die, Go, Absent, Remove, Blow Over, Evanesce, Fade, Fleet, Pass, Pass Off, Fade, Wither, Skip Town, Take A Powder, Die Off, Die Out, Desorb
Antonyms: Appear
Derivative terms: Disappearance, Disappearing, Vanisher, Vanishing

2. Verb. Become invisible or unnoticeable. "The moon will soon vanish "; "The effect vanished when day broke"

Exact synonyms: Disappear, Go Away
Specialized synonyms: Dematerialise, Dematerialize, Clear, Bob Under
Generic synonyms: Cease, End, Finish, Stop, Terminate
Derivative terms: Disappearance, Disappearance, Vanisher, Vanishing

3. Verb. Pass away rapidly. "Time fleeing beneath him"

Exact synonyms: Fell, Fly
Related verbs: Fly, Vaporize
Generic synonyms: Elapse, Glide By, Go Along, Go By, Lapse, Pass, Slide By, Slip Away, Slip By

4. Verb. Cease to exist. "An entire civilization vanished"

Exact synonyms: Disappear
Generic synonyms: Cease, End, Finish, Stop, Terminate
Antonyms: Appear
Derivative terms: Disappearance

5. Verb. Decrease rapidly and disappear. "All my stock assets have vaporized"

Exact synonyms: Fly, Vaporize
Generic synonyms: Decrease, Diminish, Fall, Lessen
Related verbs: Fell, Fly

Definition of Vanish

1. v. i. 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.

2. n. 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.

3. v. i. 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.

4. n. 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.