vanish

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/ˈvænɪʃ/

verb 3noun 3

Collocations

(verb.) disappear suddenly and completely

ADV

just, simply

When I looked for my keys this morning, they had just vanished from the table.

abruptly, instantly, promptly, suddenly

quickly, rapidly

The magician made the rabbit disappear and it quickly vanished behind the curtain.

mysteriously

The magician's assistant mysteriously vanished during the final trick of the show.

VERB + VANISH

seem to | make sb/sth

PREP

from

The old photograph gradually vanished from the shelf after we moved to our new house.

into

The magician vanished into the crowd before anyone could follow him.

PHRASES

vanish from the face of the earth, vanish from sight, vanish into thin air

The magician made the rabbit vanish into thin air with a wave of his hand.

vanish without trace

(verb.) disappear over a period of time

ADV

altogether, completely, entirely, totally

The magician made the rabbit disappear completely during the show.

all but, almost, virtually

The old cinema has virtually vanished from our town center.

long since

My grandfather's old photographs have long since vanished from the attic.

forever

When the magician waved his hand, the rabbit vanished forever into thin air.

PREP

from

The old train station gradually vanished from our town during the 1990s.

Definitions

verb

To become invisible or to move out of view unnoticed.

Holly, mistletoe, red berries, ivy, turkeys, geese, game, poultry, brawn, meat, pigs, sausages, oysters, pies, puddings, fruit, and punch, all vanished instantly.

The Bat—they called him the Bat. Like a bat he chose the night hours for his work of rapine; like a bat he struck and vanished, pouncingly, noiselessly; like a bat he never showed himself to the face of the day.

To become equal to zero.

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

To disappear; to kidnap.

And as if to prove it, one of his friends was vanished and was never seen again. The guy got in a taxi one night, and no one ever saw him ever again.

It was whispered that men had been “vanished” by the Line and returned everted. Turned inside out.

noun

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

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.

A magic trick in which something seems to disappear.

The French drop is a well-known vanish involving sleight of hand.

A disappearance; a vanishment.

Thesaurus

Synonyms

verb — decrease rapidly and disappear

fly
vaporize

verb — get lost, as without warning or explanation

disappear

verb — cease to exist

disappear

verb — pass away rapidly

verb — become invisible or unnoticeable

disappear

Antonyms

appear

Idioms & Phrases

vanish to the four winds

To disappear; to cease to exist.

Example Bank

Holly, mistletoe, red berries, ivy, turkeys, geese, game, poultry, brawn, meat, pigs, sausages, oysters, pies, puddings, fruit, and punch, all vanished instantly.

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I realize sometimes / In a web of passion we all get caught / But understand / All the hurt and all the pain / It's gonna vanish just like the rain

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

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

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The median stres may also on a protracted quantity , slightly resemble respectively that of the radical and of the vanish , by sudenly enlarging in the course of the prolongation and gradualy diminish

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