evanesce
pronunciation
How to pronounce evanesce in British English:
UK [ˌi:və'nes]
How to pronounce evanesce in American English:
US [ˌevə'nes]
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- Verb:
- disappear gradually
Word Origin
- evanesce (v.)
- "vanish by degrees, melt into thin air," 1817, a back-formation from evanescence, or else from Latin evanescere "to pass away, vanish" (see evanescent).
Example
- 1. I don 't want the memory of us to evanesce .