Vanish

/ˈvænɪʃ/ · verb

Meaning

(intransitive) To become invisible or to move out of view unnoticed..

Definitions by Sense

1. (intransitive) To become invisible or to move out of view unnoticed.
2. (mathematics) To become equal to zero.
3. (transitive) To disappear; to kidnap.
4. (phonetics) The brief terminal part of a vowel or vocal element, differing more or less in quality from the main part.
5. A magic trick in which something seems to disappear.
6. A disappearance; a vanishment.

Example Sentences

Holly, mistletoe, red berries, ivy, turkeys, geese, game, poultry, brawn, meat, pigs, sausages, oysters, pies, puddings, fruit, and punch, all vanished instantly.

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.

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

The function f such as f(x)#61;x² vanishes at x#61;0.

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.

It was whispered that men had been “vanished” by the Line and returned everted. Turned inside out.

a as in ale ordinarily ends with a vanish of i as in ill.

o as in old ordinarily ends with a vanish of oo as in foot.

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