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vanish |
3 definitions found From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]: 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. --Rush. Note: The vanish is included by Mr Bell under the general term glide. From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]: Vanish \Van"ish\, v. i. [imp. & p. p. {Vanished}; p. pr & vb n. {Vanishing}.] [OE. vanissen OF vanir (in comp.): cf OF envanir esvanir esvanu["i]r, F. s'['e]vanouir; 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. --Chaucer. Go vanish into air; away! --Shak. The champions vanished from their posts with the speed of lightning. --Sir W. Scott. Gliding from the twilight past to vanish among realities. --Hawthorne. 2. To be annihilated or lost; to pass away ``All these delights will vanish.'' --Milton. From WordNet r 1.6 [wn]: 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}]
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