disappear, cease to exist
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Vanish Definition from Language, Idioms & Slang Dictionaries & Glossaries
(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.
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.
(v. i.)
To be annihilated or lost; to pass away.
To be annihilated or lost; to pass away.
(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.
Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913), edited by Noah Porter. AboutThe 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.
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.]
1. 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.
2. 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
1. get lost, esp. without warning or explanation; "he disappeared without a trace" [syn: disappear, go away]
[ant: appear]
2. become invisible or unnoticeable; "the effect vanished when day broke [syn: disappear, go away]
3. pass away rapidly; "time flies like an arrow"; "time fleeing beneath him" [syn: fly, fell]
4. cease to exist; "an entire civilization vanished" [syn: disappear]
[ant: appear]
5. decrease rapidly, as of money [syn: fly]
Origin
From Shakespeare's Othello.
Clown: Then put up your pipes in your bag, for I'll away:
go; vanish into air; away!
© 2004 The Phrase Finder. Take a look at Phrase Finder’s sister site, the Phrases Thesaurus, a subscription service for professional writers & language lovers.From Shakespeare's Othello.
Clown: Then put up your pipes in your bag, for I'll away:
go; vanish into air; away!
Difanu = v. to vanish
Diflanu = v. to vanish away
Dysmythu = v. to vanish
Verb
1. get lost, especially without warning or explanation; "He disappeared without a trace"
(synonym) disappear, go away
(hyponym) fall off, fall away
(derivation) vanisher
2. become invisible or unnoticeable; "The effect vanished when day broke"
(synonym) disappear, go away
(hypernym) end, stop, finish, terminate, cease
(hyponym) dematerialize, dematerialise
(derivation) vanisher
3. pass away rapidly; "Time flies like an arrow"; "Time fleeing beneath him"
(synonym) fly, fell
(hypernym) elapse, lapse, pass, slip by, glide by, slip away, go by, slide by, go along
(verb-group) fly, vaporize
4. cease to exist; "An entire civilization vanished"
(synonym) disappear
(hypernym) end, stop, finish, terminate, cease
5. decrease rapidly and disappear; "the money vanished in las Vegas"; "all my stock assets have vaporized"
(synonym) fly, vaporize
(hypernym) decrease, diminish, lessen, fall
(verb-group) fly, fell
Vanish Definition from Encyclopedia Dictionaries & Glossaries
Vanish may refer to:
- Vanish (brand), a toilet bowl cleaner by S.C. Johnson or a cloth stain remover by Reckitt Benckiser
- "Vanish" an episode of the TV series Criss Angel Mindfreak
- Vanishing, a type of magical effect
- Vanish (mathematics), said of a mathematical function that gives the value a zero at some argument (a root of the function)
- Vanish (computer science), a project at the University of Washington to protect online personal data
- Vanish - A thriller novel by Tom Pawlik
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