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van·ish
 vanish
- pronunciation:
- vae
nihsh
- parts of speech:
- intransitive verb, transitive verb
| part of speech: |
intransitive verb |
| inflections: |
vanished, vanishes, vanishing |
| definition 1: |
to disappear quickly from sight.
The ghost appeared and then vanished.- synonyms:
- disappear
- antonyms:
- appear, materialize
- similar words:
- disperse, dissipate, evanesce, evaporate
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| definition 2: |
to leave quickly; depart unnoticed.
Bored to tears, he managed to vanish into the next room.- synonyms:
- depart
- similar words:
- decamp, disappear, flee, go, leave, split
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| definition 3: |
to become nonexistent.
Her good mood vanished when she saw how much the meal cost.- synonyms:
- disappear, evaporate
- antonyms:
- endure, materialize
- similar words:
- cease, disperse, dissipate, dissolve, end, evanesce, expire, fade, perish
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| related words: |
abscond, break, die, melt, pass, wash |
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| part of speech: |
transitive verb |
| definition: |
to cause to disappear.
The magician vanished the coins.- similar words:
- dissipate
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| derivations: |
vanisher (n.), vanishment (n.) |
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