van´ish|er

van´ish|er
van|ish «VAN ihsh», verb, noun.
–v.i.
1. to disappear, especially suddenly: »

The sun vanished behind a cloud.

SYNONYM(S): See syn. under disappear. (Cf.disappear)
2. to pass away; cease to be: »

Dinosaurs have vanished from the earth.

3. Mathematics. to become zero.
–v.t.
to cause to disappear; remove from sight: »

a far more effective trick…of vanishing a man or woman without the use of drops or drapes (Edwin O'Connor).

–n.
Phonetics. brief end sound of phonemes.
[short for Old French esvaniss-, stem of esvanir < Vulgar Latin exvānīre, for Latin ēvānēscere < ex- out + vānēscere vanish < vānus empty]
van´ish|er, noun.

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  • van|ish|ment — «VAN ihsh mehnt», noun. 1. the act of vanishing or disappearing: »the overnight vanishment of our “way of life” (Wall Street Journal). 2. the state of having vanished …   Useful english dictionary

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  • van·ish·ing·ly — /ˈvænıʃıŋli/ adv used to say that something is so small that it almost does not exist at all The difference is vanishingly small. [=there is almost no difference] …   Useful english dictionary

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