vanish
pronunciation
How to pronounce vanish in British English:
UK [ˈvænɪʃ]
How to pronounce vanish in American English:
US [ˈvænɪʃ]
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- Verb:
- get lost, especially without warning or explanation
- become invisible or unnoticeable
- pass away rapidly
- cease to exist
- decrease rapidly and disappear
Word Origin
- vanish
- vanish: [14] To vanish is etymologically to ‘become empty’. The word comes via Old French esvanir ‘disappear’ from Vulgar Latin *exvānīre, a variant of Latin ēvānēscere ‘disappear’ (source also of English evanescent [18]). This was a compound verb formed from the prefix ex- ‘out’ and vānus ‘empty’ (source of English vain, vanity, vaunt, etc).=> evanescent, vain, vanity, vaunt
- vanish (v.)
- "disappear quickly," c. 1300, from shortened form of esvaniss-, stem of Old French esvanir "disappear; cause to disappear," from Vulgar Latin *exvanire, from Latin evanescere "disappear, pass away, die out," from ex- "out" (see ex-) + vanescere "vanish," inchoative verb from vanus "empty" (see vain). Related: Vanished; vanishing; vanishingly. Vanishing point in perspective drawing is recorded from 1797.
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Example
- 1. For most , work will vanish with the summer .
- 2. If the violets vanish , so could the bees , and ultimately acres of crops .
- 3. This is not to suggest that all international trade tensions will vanish overnight if we change the way trade is measured .
- 4. Entire villages vanish into the dusk .
- 5. Even your entire house might vanish .