Etymology : Middle English vanisshen, from Middle French evaniss-, stem of evanir, from Vulgar Latin exvanire, alteration of Latin evanescere to dissipate like vapor, vanish, from e- + vanescere to vanish, from vanus empty
Pronunciation : 'va-nish
Function : verb
Date : 14th century
1. disappear, cease to exist. vanish\van"ish\ , v. i. [imp. & p. p. vanished ; p. pr. & vb. n. vanishing.] [oe. vanissen, of. vanir (in comp.): cf. of. envanir, esvanir, esvanuïr, f. s'évanouir; fr. l. vanus empty, vain; cf. l. vanescere, evanescere, to vanish. see:
vain, and cf. evanescent,-ish.].
2. 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. go; vanish into air; away! the champions vanished from their posts with the speed of lightning. w. scott. gliding from the twilight past to vanish among realities.
3. to be annihilated or lost; to pass away. "all these delights will vanish."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.note: the vanish is included by mr. bell under the general term glide.vanish v.
4. get lost, esp. without warning or explanation; "he disappeared without a trace" [syn: disappear, go away] [ant: appear].
5. become invisible or unnoticeable; "the effect vanished when day broke [syn: disappear, go away].
6. pass away rapidly; "time flies like an arrow"; "time fleeing beneath him" [syn: fly, fell].
7. cease to exist; "an entire civilization vanished" [syn: disappear] [ant: appear].
8. decrease rapidly, as of money [syn: fly].
9. 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.
10. To be annihilated or lost; to pass away.
11. 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. decrease rapidly and disappear; "the money vanished in las Vegas"; "all my stock assets have vaporized" cease to exist; "An entire civilization vanished" become invisible or unnoticeable; "The effect vanished when day broke".
12. disappear: get lost, as without warning or explanation; "He disappeared without a trace"
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13. become invisible or unnoticeable; "The effect vanished when day broke"
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14. fly: pass away rapidly; "Time flies like an arrow"; "Time fleeing beneath him"
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15. cease to exist; "An entire civilization vanished"
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16. decrease rapidly and disappear; "the money vanished in las Vegas"; "all my stock assets have vaporized"
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17. The process whereby a unit is removed entirely from the game.
18. 1. If someone or something vanishes, they disappear suddenly or in a way that cannot be explained. He just vanished and was never seen again Anne vanished from outside her home last Wednesday The gunmen paused only to cut the wires to the house, then vanished into the countryside. = disappear.
19. If something such as a species of animal or a tradition vanishes, it stops existing. Near the end of Devonian times, thirty percent of all animal life vanished In the past two years, one-party rule has vanished from Eastern Europe. = disappear.
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