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VANISH definition: 1. to disappear or stop being present or existing, especially in a sudden, surprising way: 2. to…. Learn more.
1. a. : to pass quickly from sight : disappear. b. : to pass completely from existence. 2. : to assume the value zero. transitive verb. : to cause to disappear. vanisher noun. Synonyms. dematerialize. disappear. dissolve. evanesce. evaporate. fade. flee. fly.
Vanish definition: to disappear from sight, especially quickly; become invisible. See examples of VANISH used in a sentence.
to disappear or stop being present or existing, especially in a sudden, surprising way: The child vanished while on her way home from school. We ran out after the thief, but he had vanished into thin air (= had completely disappeared). Cheap rural housing is vanishing in the south of the state. Thesaurus: synonyms, antonyms, and examples.
The word covers all kinds of disappearing acts, from the disappearance of an object or a person. You might, for example, vanish from school when the last bell rings on Friday. Things we can't see can also vanish, like the stress that vanishes when your big project is complete.
SYNONYMY NOTE: vanish implies a sudden, complete, often mysterious passing from sight or existence [the stain had vanished overnight]; disappear, a more general term, implies either a sudden or gradual passing from sight or existence [customs that have long since disappeared]; fade suggests a gradual, complete or partial disappearance, as by ...
Definition of vanish verb in Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary. Meaning, pronunciation, picture, example sentences, grammar, usage notes, synonyms and more.
