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   Van·ish

   /ˈvaniSH/

   

   verb

   • 1. disappear suddenly and completely: "Mary vanished without a trace" Similar disappearvanish into thin airbe lost to sight/viewbe/become invisibleevaporatedissipatedispersefadefade awaymelt awayevanescerecede from viewwithdrawdepartleavego awayOpposite appearmaterialize
   • ▪ gradually cease to exist: "the days of the extended family are vanishing" Similar come to an endendcease to exist/bepass awaypassdie outbe no morebecome extinct/obsoleteevaporatedwindlefizzle outpeter outwear offbecome/grow lessbecome/grow smallerdecreaselessendiminishshrinkcontractfadewaneOpposite materializelast
   • 2. become zero.

   Word Origin Middle English: shortening of Old French e(s)vaniss-, lengthened stem of e(s)vanir, from Latin evanescere ‘die away’.

   Scrabble Points: 12

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