Aphetic for obsolete evanish, from Middle English evanisshen, esvanisshen, from Old French esvanir, esvaniss- (modern French évanouir), from Vulgar Latin *exvanire (“to vanish, disappear, to fade out”), from Latin ēvānēscō, ēvānēscere, from vānus (“empty”). By surface analysis, Latin vān- + -ish (“verb suffix”). Doublet of evanesce.
Displaced native Old English cwincan, whose causative persists as quench (“put out (fire)”).
Meanings
The brief terminal part of a vowel or vocal element, differing more or less in quality from the main part.
o as in old ordinarily ends with a vanish of oo as in foot.
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 diminishing ; and by the reverse 1827, James Rush, The Philosophy of the Human Voice:
a as in ale ordinarily ends with a vanish of i as in ill.
A magic trick in which something seems to disappear.
The French drop is a well-known vanish involving sleight of hand.
Aphetic for obsolete evanish, from Middle English evanisshen, esvanisshen, from Old French esvanir, esvaniss- (modern French évanouir), from Vulgar Latin *exvanire (“to vanish, disappear, to fade out”), from Latin ēvānēscō, ēvānēscere, from vānus (“empty”). By surface analysis, Latin vān- + -ish (“verb suffix”). Doublet of evanesce.
Displaced native Old English cwincan, whose causative persists as quench (“put out (fire)”).
Meanings
(intransitive) To become invisible or to move out of view unnoticed.
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. 1920, Mary Roberts Rinehart, Avery Hopwood, chapter I, in The Bat: A Novel from the Play (Dell Book; 241), New York, N.Y.: Dell Publishing Company, →OCLC, page 01:
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 1982, Ashford & Simpson, “Love It Away”, in Street Opera:
Holly, mistletoe, red berries, ivy, turkeys, geese, game, poultry, brawn, meat, pigs, sausages, oysters, pies, puddings, fruit, and punch, all vanished instantly. 1843 December 19, Charles Dickens, “Stave Three. The Second of the Three Spirits.”, in A Christmas Carol. […], London: Chapman & Hall, […], →OCLC, pages 79–80:
To become equal to zero.
The function f such as f(x)#61;x² vanishes at x#61;0.
(transitive) 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. 2011, Patrick Meaney, Our Sentence Is Up: Seeing Grant Morrison's the Invisibles, Sequart, →ISBN, page 330:
It was whispered that men had been “vanished” by the Line and returned everted. Turned inside out. 2004, John Varley, The John Varley Reader, Penguin, →ISBN:
ota ییتمك (become invisible or to move out of view unnoticed) · la abolēscō (become invisible or to move out of view unnoticed) · de verschwinden (become invisible or to move out of view unnoticed) · la pereō (become invisible or to move out of view unnoticed) · de vergehen (become invisible or to move out of view unnoticed) · fr s'évanouir (become invisible or to move out of view unnoticed) · af verdwyn (become invisible or to move out of view unnoticed) · cs zmizet (become invisible or to move out of view unnoticed) · cmn 消失 (become invisible or to move out of view unnoticed) · id lenyap (become invisible or to move out of view unnoticed) · mk ста́не ну́ла (mathematics: to become equal to zero) · da forsvinde (become invisible or to move out of view unnoticed) · el εξαφανίζομαι (become invisible or to move out of view unnoticed) · sk zmiznúť (become invisible or to move out of view unnoticed) · bg изчезвам (become invisible or to move out of view unnoticed) · nb fordufte (become invisible or to move out of view unnoticed) · eo neniiĝi (become invisible or to move out of view unnoticed) · la vānēscō (become invisible or to move out of view unnoticed) · la aufugiō (become invisible or to move out of view unnoticed) · be зні́каць (become invisible or to move out of view unnoticed) · pl zniknąć (become invisible or to move out of view unnoticed) · ja 消える (become invisible or to move out of view unnoticed) · mk и́счезне (become invisible or to move out of view unnoticed) · ka გაუჩინარება (become invisible or to move out of view unnoticed) · ka გაქრობა (become invisible or to move out of view unnoticed) · fi hävitä (mathematics: to become equal to zero) · et hääbuma (become invisible or to move out of view unnoticed) · de verschwinden (mathematics: to become equal to zero) · tr yok olmak (become invisible or to move out of view unnoticed) · sv försvinna (become invisible or to move out of view unnoticed) · nn forsvinne (become invisible or to move out of view unnoticed) · lus bo (become invisible or to move out of view unnoticed) · be зні́кнуць (become invisible or to move out of view unnoticed) · yue 唔見 /唔见 (become invisible or to move out of view unnoticed) · it sparire (become invisible or to move out of view unnoticed) · ar إخْتَفَى (become invisible or to move out of view unnoticed) · pt anular-se (mathematics: to become equal to zero) · ga imigh as amharc (become invisible or to move out of view unnoticed) · ro anula (mathematics: to become equal to zero) · svs basi (become invisible or to move out of view unnoticed) · gl esvaer (become invisible or to move out of view unnoticed) · ro dispărea (become invisible or to move out of view unnoticed) · ar اِحْتَجَبَ (become invisible or to move out of view unnoticed) · es evanecerse (become invisible or to move out of view unnoticed) · de (sich) verflüchtigen (become invisible or to move out of view unnoticed) · nl verdwijnen (become invisible or to move out of view unnoticed) · nb forsvinne (become invisible or to move out of view unnoticed) · sh iščeznuti (become invisible or to move out of view unnoticed) · eo malaperi (become invisible or to move out of view unnoticed) · es esfumarse (become invisible or to move out of view unnoticed) · mi tarori (become invisible or to move out of view unnoticed) · mi whakanumi (become invisible or to move out of view unnoticed) · cs nulovat se (mathematics: to become equal to zero) · pl znikać (become invisible or to move out of view unnoticed) · mi whenumi (become invisible or to move out of view unnoticed) · la ēvānēscō (become invisible or to move out of view unnoticed) · lus ral (mathematics: to become equal to zero) · fi hävitä (become invisible or to move out of view unnoticed) · es anularse (mathematics: to become equal to zero) · it svanire (become invisible or to move out of view unnoticed) · nn forsvinna (become invisible or to move out of view unnoticed) · wyi euk-bood-eng-ngi (become invisible or to move out of view unnoticed) · mi henumi (become invisible or to move out of view unnoticed) · et kaduma (become invisible or to move out of view unnoticed) · ru исчеза́ть (become invisible or to move out of view unnoticed) · uk зника́ти (become invisible or to move out of view unnoticed) · ca desaparèixer (become invisible or to move out of view unnoticed) · fi kadota (become invisible or to move out of view unnoticed) · lus bibo (become invisible or to move out of view unnoticed) · yue 消失 (become invisible or to move out of view unnoticed) · ko 사라지다 (become invisible or to move out of view unnoticed) · es evanescerse (become invisible or to move out of view unnoticed) · cho kʋnia (become invisible or to move out of view unnoticed) · pt desaparecer (become invisible or to move out of view unnoticed) · wa disparexhe (become invisible or to move out of view unnoticed) · ca esvanir-se (become invisible or to move out of view unnoticed) · pt sumir (become invisible or to move out of view unnoticed) · bg клоня към нула (mathematics: to become equal to zero) · ne बिलाउनु (become invisible or to move out of view unnoticed) · hy կորչել (become invisible or to move out of view unnoticed) · es desvanecerse (become invisible or to move out of view unnoticed) · gl esvaecer (become invisible or to move out of view unnoticed) · pt esvair (become invisible or to move out of view unnoticed) · et haihtuma (become invisible or to move out of view unnoticed) · fr disparaître (become invisible or to move out of view unnoticed) · cy diflannu (become invisible or to move out of view unnoticed) · grc ἀφανίζομαι (become invisible or to move out of view unnoticed) · hy չքանալ (become invisible or to move out of view unnoticed) · fr s'annuler (mathematics: to become equal to zero) · mi matangarongaro (become invisible or to move out of view unnoticed) · ru обнули́ться (mathematics: to become equal to zero) · hy անհետանալ (become invisible or to move out of view unnoticed)