vanish
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vanish
- /ˈvænɪʃ/
Rhymes with -ænɪʃ
Where it comes from
Aphetic for obsolete evanish, from Middle English evanisshen, esvanisshen, from Old French esvanir, esvaniss- (modern French évanouir), from Vulgar Latin *exvanire (“to vanish, disappear, to fade out”), from Latin ēvānēscō, ēvānēscere, from vānus (“empty”). By surface analysis, Latin vān- + -ish (“verb suffix”). Doublet of evanesce.
Displaced native Old English cwincan, whose causative persists as quench (“put out (fire)”).
verb vanishes · vanishing · vanished
- To become invisible or to move out of view unnoticed. Holly, mistletoe, red berries, ivy, turkeys, geese, game, poultry, brawn, meat, pigs, sausages, oysters, pies, puddings, fruit, and punch, all vanished instantly.
- To become equal to zero. The function f such as f(x)#61;x² vanishes at x#61;0.
- To disappear; to kidnap. And as if to prove it, one of his friends was vanished and was never seen again. The guy got in a taxi one night, and no one ever saw him ever again.
Similar: disappear
noun vanishes
- The brief terminal part of a vowel or vocal element, differing more or less in quality from the main part. a as in ale ordinarily ends with a vanish of i as in ill.
- A magic trick in which something seems to disappear. The French drop is a well-known vanish involving sleight of hand.
- A disappearance; a vanishment.
Thesaurus
Closest in meaning: disappear, go away, fell, fly, disappearing, eliminate, dissipate, erase, subside, scarce, fade, evaporate, begone, evanesce, dissolve, abscond
verb
Similar: disappear
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verb become invisible or to move out of view unnoticed
| Español | desvanecerse, esfumarse, evanescerse, evanecerse |
|---|---|
| 한국어 | 사라지다 sarajida |
| 日本語 | 消える kieru |
| 中文 | 消失 xiāoshī |
| Português | desaparecer, esvair, sumir |
| Français | disparaître, s'évanouir |
| Deutsch | verschwinden, vergehen, (sich) verflüchtigen |
| Italiano | sparire, svanire |
| Ελληνικά | εξαφανίζομαι exafanízomai |
| Română | dispărea |
| Русский | исчеза́ть isčezátʹ |
| العربية | اِحْتَجَبَ iḥtajaba, إخْتَفَى ʔiḵtafā |
verb mathematics: to become equal to zero
| Español | anularse |
|---|---|
| Português | anular-se |
| Français | s'annuler |
| Deutsch | verschwinden |
| Română | anula |
| Русский | обнули́ться obnulítʹsja |
Talk about this word "vanish." Wiktionary, via Micwyn, micwyn.com/word/vanish. Accessed 6 Nov. 2026. vanish. (n.d.). In Wiktionary, via Micwyn. Retrieved November 6, 2026, from https://micwyn.com/word/vanish "vanish." Wiktionary, via Micwyn. Accessed November 6, 2026. https://micwyn.com/word/vanish.Cite this
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title = {vanish},
howpublished = {Wiktionary, via Micwyn},
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urldate = {2026-11-06}
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