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evanesce en · VERB

Pronunciation

  • (Southern-England) audio
  • /ˌiːvəˈnɛs/

Etymology

From Latin evanescere (“to vanish”). Doublet of vanish.

Meanings

  1. (intransitive) To disappear into a mist or dissipate in vapor
    • All his cares evanesced.
  2. (intransitive) To transition from the solid state to gaseous state without ever becoming a liquid

Forms

SpellingFeaturesLabelsSource
evanescing Tense=Pres, VerbForm=Part lexicographic
evanesces Number=Sing, Person=3, Tense=Pres lexicographic
evanesced Tense=Past, VerbForm=Part lexicographic
evanesced Tense=Past lexicographic

Hypernyms

vanish · disappear

Relateds

evanescence · evanescently · effervesce · evanescent

Translations (14)

es evanescer (To transition from the solid state to gaseous state) · es esfumar (To transition from the solid state to gaseous state) · sl izhlapeti (To disappear into a mist) · es esfumar (To disappear into a mist) · bg изгубвам се (To disappear into a mist) · bg сублимирам (To transition from the solid state to gaseous state) · bg изчезвам (To disappear into a mist) · sl sublimirati (To transition from the solid state to gaseous state) · ru испари́ться (To disappear into a mist) · ru сублими́ровать (To transition from the solid state to gaseous state) · es evanescer (To disappear into a mist) · es desvanecer (To transition from the solid state to gaseous state) · es desvanecer (To disappear into a mist) · de sublimieren (To transition from the solid state to gaseous state)