Definitions for vanishˈvæn ɪʃ
Random House Webster's College Dictionary
van•ish*ˈvæn ɪʃ(v.i.)
to disappear quickly from sight; become invisible.
to go away, esp. furtively:
The thief vanished in the night.
to come to an end.
(of a number, quantity, or function) to become zero.
Category: Math
(v.t.)to cause to disappear.
* Syn: See disappear.
Origin of vanish:
1275–1325; ME < MF evaniss-, long s. of e(s)vanir蠐 L ēvānēscere= ē- e - +vānēscere to pass away (vān(us)vain+-ēscere -esce )
van′ish•er(n.)
Princeton's WordNet
disappear, vanish, go away(verb)
get lost, as without warning or explanation
"He disappeared without a trace"
vanish, disappear, go away(verb)
become invisible or unnoticeable
"The effect vanished when day broke"
fly, fell, vanish(verb)
pass away rapidly
"Time flies like an arrow"; "Time fleeing beneath him"
vanish, disappear(verb)
cease to exist
"An entire civilization vanished"
vanish, fly, vaporize(verb)
decrease rapidly and disappear
"the money vanished in las Vegas"; "all my stock assets have vaporized"
Kernerman English Learner's Dictionary
vanish(verb)ˈvæn ɪʃ
to disappear suddenly
He was there, and then he vanished.
vanishˈvæn ɪʃ
to become rapidly smaller
the vanishing polar ice caps
Wiktionary
vanish(Verb)
To become invisible or to move out of view unnoticed.
vanish(Verb)
To become equal to zero.
The function f(x)=x^2 vanishes at x=0.
Webster Dictionary
Vanish(verb)
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
Vanish(verb)
to be annihilated or lost; to pass away
Vanish(noun)
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
Translations for vanish
Kernerman English Multilingual Dictionary
vanish(verb)
to become no longer visible, especially suddenly
The ship vanished over the horizon; Our hopes suddenly vanished.
- verdwynAfrikaans
- يَخْتَفي، يَتَوارىArabic
- изчезвамBulgarian
- desaparecerPortuguese (BR)
- zmizetCzech
- verschwindenGerman
- forsvindeDanish
- εξαφανίζομαιGreek
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- haihtumaEstonian
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- kadotaFinnish
- disparaîtreFrench
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- nestati, iščeznutiCroatian
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- (특히 갑자기 시야에서) 사라지다, 보이지 않게 되다Korean
- dingti, išnyktiLithuanian
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- зникати, щезатиUkrainian
- غائب ہوجاناUrdu
- biến mấtVietnamese
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