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van·ish
(văn′ĭsh)intr.v. van·ished, van·ish·ing, van·ish·es
1.
a. To pass out of sight, especially quickly; disappear. See Synonyms at disappear.
b. To pass out of existence: when the dinosaurs vanished from the earth.
2. Mathematics To become zero. Used of a function or variable.
[Middle English vanisshen, alteration of Old French esvanir, esvaniss-, from Vulgar Latin *exvanīre, alteration of Latin ēvānēscere : ē-, ex-, ex- + vānēscere, to vanish (from vānus, empty; see euə- in Indo-European roots).]
van′ish·er n.
van′ish·ing·ly adv.
van′ish·ment n.
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vanish
(ˈvænɪʃ)vb (intr)
1. to disappear, esp suddenly or mysteriously
2. to cease to exist; fade away
3. (Mathematics) maths to become zero
n
(Phonetics & Phonology) phonetics rare the second and weaker of the two vowels in a falling diphthong
[C14: vanissen, from Old French esvanir, from Latin ēvānēscere to evaporate, from ē- ex-1 + vānēscere to pass away, from vānus empty]
ˈvanisher n
ˈvanishingly adv
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van•ish
(ˈvæn ɪʃ)v.i.
1. to disappear quickly from sight; become invisible.
2. to go away, esp. furtively: The thief vanished in the night.
3. to come to an end.
4. (of a number, quantity, or function) to become zero.
v.t. 5. to cause to disappear.
[1275–1325; Middle English < Middle French evaniss-, long s. of e(s)vanir « Latin ēvānēscere= ē- e- + vānēscere to pass away (vān(us) vain + -ēscere -esce)]
van′ish•er, n.
syn: See disappear.
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vanish
Past participle: vanished
Gerund: vanishing
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| Verb | 1. | vanish - get lost, as without warning or explanation; "He disappeared without a trace" fall - go as if by falling; "Grief fell from our hearts" die - disappear or come to an end; "Their anger died"; "My secret will die with me!" go - be abolished or discarded; "These ugly billboards have to go!"; "These luxuries all had to go under the Khmer Rouge" blow over, evanesce, fleet, fade, pass off, pass - disappear gradually; "The pain eventually passed off" skip town, take a powder - disappear without notifying anyone (idiom) desorb - go away from the surface to which (a substance) is adsorbed |
| 2. |  vanish - become invisible or unnoticeable; "The effect vanished when day broke"dematerialise, dematerialize - become immaterial; disappear clear - go away or disappear; "The fog cleared in the afternoon" bob under - disappear suddenly, as if under the surface of a body of water end, cease, terminate, finish, stop - have an end, in a temporal, spatial, or quantitative sense; either spatial or metaphorical; "the bronchioles terminate in a capillary bed"; "Your rights stop where you infringe upon the rights of other"; "My property ends by the bushes"; "The symphony ends in a pianissimo" | |
| 3. |  vanish - pass away rapidly; "Time flies like an arrow"; "Time fleeing beneath him" | |
| 4. | vanish - cease to exist; "An entire civilization vanished" end, cease, terminate, finish, stop - have an end, in a temporal, spatial, or quantitative sense; either spatial or metaphorical; "the bronchioles terminate in a capillary bed"; "Your rights stop where you infringe upon the rights of other"; "My property ends by the bushes"; "The symphony ends in a pianissimo" | |
| 5. |  vanish - decrease rapidly and disappear; "the money vanished in las Vegas"; "all my stock assets have vaporized" |
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vanish
verb
1. disappear, become invisible, be lost to sight, dissolve, evaporate, fade away, melt away, disappear from sight, exit, evanesce The aircraft vanished without trace.
disappear appear, materialize, come into view, arrive, pop up, become visible
disappear appear, materialize, come into view, arrive, pop up, become visible
2. die out, disappear, pass away, end, fade, dwindle, cease to exist, become extinct, disappear from the face of the earth Dinosaurs vanished from the earth millions of years ago.
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vanish
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Translations
يَخْتَفِييَخْتَفي، يَتَوارى
изчезвам
zmizet
forsvinde
kadotahävitä
nestati
hverfa
消える
사라지다
izgaistpazust
izginiti
försvinna
หายไปอย่างรวดเร็ว
tan biến
vanish
[ˈvænɪʃ] VI → desaparecerto vanish without trace → desaparecer sin dejar rastro
to vanish into thin air → esfumarse
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vanish
[ˈvænɪʃ] vi (= disappear suddenly) → disparaître
to vanish without trace → disparaître sans laisser de trace
to vanish into thin air → se volatiliser
to vanish without trace → disparaître sans laisser de trace
to vanish into thin air → se volatiliser
(= cease to exist) [species, tradition] → disparaître; [hopes, fears] → disparaîtrevanishing act [ˈvænɪʃɪŋ] n
to do a vanishing act (= leave) → s'éclipservanishing trick [ˈvænɪʃɪŋ] n → tour m de passe-passe
to do a vanishing act (= leave) → s'éclipservanishing trick [ˈvænɪʃɪŋ] n → tour m de passe-passe
Collins English/French Electronic Resource. © HarperCollins Publishers 2005
vanish
vi → verschwinden, entschwinden (liter); (traces also) → sich verlieren; (fears) → sich legen; (hopes) → schwinden; (= become extinct) → untergehen; I’ve got to vanish (inf) → ich muss weg (inf) ? thin d
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vanish
(ˈvӕniʃ) verb to become no longer visible, especially suddenly. The ship vanished over the horizon; Our hopes suddenly vanished.
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vanish
→ يَخْتَفِي zmizet forsvinde verschwinden εξαφανίζομαι disiparse kadota disparaître nestati scomparire 消える 사라지다 verdwijnen forsvinne zniknąć desaparecer исчезать försvinna หายไปอย่างรวดเร็ว yok olmak tan biến 消失Multilingual Translator © HarperCollins Publishers 2009