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van·ish
 vanish
- pronunciation:
- vae
nihsh
| part of speech: |
verb |
| inflections: |
vanished, vanishes, vanishing |
| definition 1: |
to disappear suddenly from sight.
The ghost appeared and then vanished.- synonyms:
- disappear
- antonyms:
- appear
- similar words:
- disperse, evaporate
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| definition 2: |
to stop existing; to end.
Her smile vanished when she heard the bad news.- synonyms:
- disappear, evaporate
- antonyms:
- endure
- similar words:
- cease, disperse, dissolve, end, expire, fade, perish
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| related words: |
break, die, melt, pass, wash |
| derivations: |
vanisher (n.), vanishment (n.) |
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