vanish

Plural: vanishes

Verb

Verb Forms: vanished, vanishing, vanishes

To disappear suddenly and completely.
get lost, as without warning or explanation
become invisible or unnoticeable
- "The effect vanished when day broke"
pass away rapidly
cease to exist
- "An entire civilization vanished"
decrease rapidly and disappear
- "the money vanished in las Vegas"
To become invisible or to move out of view unnoticed.
To become equal to zero.
To disappear; to kidnap.

Noun

The brief terminal part of a vowel or vocal element, differing more or less in quality from the main part.
A magic trick in which something seems to disappear.
A disappearance; a vanishment.

Examples

a as in ale ordinarily ends with a vanish of i as in ill.
His winning chances seemed to VANISH after a series of low-scoring plays.
o as in old ordinarily ends with a vanish of oo as in foot.
The French drop is a well-known vanish involving sleight of hand.
The function f such as f(x)#61;x² vanishes at x#61;0.

Origin / Etymology

Aphetic for obsolete evanish, from Middle English vanyshen, evaneschen, from Old French esvanir, esvaniss- (modern French évanouir), from Vulgar Latin *exvanire (“to vanish, disappear, to fade out”), from Latin evanescere, from vanus (“empty”). Doublet of evanesce.

Synonyms

disappear, fell, fly, go away, vaporize

Antonyms

appear

Scrabble Score: 12

vanish: valid Scrabble (US) TWL Word
vanish: valid Scrabble Word in Merriam-Webster MW Dictionary
vanish: valid Scrabble Word in International Collins CSW Dictionary

Words With Friends Score: 13

vanish: valid Words With Friends Word