vanish

CEFRB1

/ˈvænɪʃ/

verb · noun

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In plain English

  1. 01

    verb

    To disappear suddenly or completely from sight or existence.

  2. 02

    verb

    Extra detail

    To become equal to zero.

Examples

  • It's a unique device able to make stress and melancholy vanish.

  • We should try to be philosophical about life; wealth gained could also vanish.

At a glance

Sits at B1 on the CEFR scale

Senses
5
Parts of speech
2
Citations
5
Synonyms
1

Deep Dive

verb

Extra meanings

  1. To disappear; to kidnap.

  2. To become invisible or to move out of view unnoticed.

noun

Extra meaning

  1. The brief terminal part of a vowel or vocal element, differing more or less in quality from the main part.

More examples

In context

  • a as in ale ordinarily ends with a vanish of i as in ill.

  • o as in old ordinarily ends with a vanish of oo as in foot.

  • The function f such as f(x)#61;x² vanishes at x#61;0.

Synonyms

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Origin

verb

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”). By surface analysis, Latin van- + -ish (“verb suffix”). Doublet of evanesce. Displaced native Old English cwincan, whose causative persists as quench (“put out (fire)”).