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   disappear

   /ˌdɪsəˈpɪə/

   verb

   • 1. cease to be visible: "he disappeared into the trees" Similar vanishpass from sightcease to be visiblevanish from sightrecede from viewbe lost to view/sightfadefade/melt awaywithdrawdepartretireretreatgopassebbwanedissipatebe dispelleddematerializeevaporateliterary:evanesceOpposite appearreappear
   • ▪ cease to exist or be in use: "the tension had completely disappeared" Similar die outdiebecome extinctcease to be/existbe no morecome to an endendpass awaypass into oblivionexpireperishwither awaypeter outfizzle outleave no traceOpposite survivelive on
   • ▪ be lost or go missing; become impossible to find: "my wallet seems to have disappeared" Similar get lostgo missingbe mislaidbe forgottenbe left behindbe stolenbe taken
   • ▪ abduct or arrest and kill or detain (a person) for political reasons, without making their fate known: "it is estimated that some 7000 people have been disappeared by security forces"

   Word Origin late Middle English: from dis- (expressing reversal) + appear, on the pattern of French disparaître.

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2. www.vocabulary.com › dictionary › disappearDisappear - Definition, Meaning & Synonyms | Vocabulary.com

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   To disappear is to vanish, evaporate, or just fade away. The word disappear is made up of dis, meaning "do the opposite of" and appear. So to disappear is to do the opposite of appear. Magicians are experts at making things disappear: one minute the rabbit is here, and the next, it's gone!

3. dictionary.cambridge.org › dictionary › englishDISAPPEAR | English meaning - Cambridge Dictionary

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   (of a person or thing) to go to a place or into a condition where the person or thing cannot be seen: She disappeared into the house. He disappeared for a few hours (= went somewhere unknown). They watched the plane until it disappeared (= could no longer be seen).

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   1. : to pass from view. The moon disappeared behind a cloud. 2. : to cease to be : pass out of existence or notice. dinosaurs disappeared from the earth. My keys seem to have disappeared again. transitive verb. : to cause (someone or something) to disappear: a.

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   verb (used without object) to cease to be seen; vanish from sight. to cease to exist or be known; pass away; end gradually: One by one the symptoms disappeared. (of a person) to vanish under suspicious circumstances: The dictator's outspoken opponent disappeared that evening, shortly after midnight.

6. www.collinsdictionary.com › dictionary › englishDISAPPEAR definition and meaning | Collins English Dictionary

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   1. to cease to be seen; go out of sight. 2. to cease being; go out of existence, use, etc.; become lost or extinct. verb transitive. 3. to cause to disappear; specif., to kidnap and execute (persons) in a clandestine program of political terror. SIMILAR WORDS: ˈvanish.

7. www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com › definition › englishdisappear verb - Definition, pictures, pronunciation and usage...

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   Definition of disappear verb in Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary. Meaning, pronunciation, picture, example sentences, grammar, usage notes, synonyms and more.

8. www.thefreedictionary.com › disappearDisappear - definition of disappear by The Free Dictionary

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   1. ( intr) to cease to be visible; vanish. 2. ( intr) to go away or become lost, esp secretly or without explanation. 3. ( intr) to cease to exist, have effect, or be known; become extinct or lost: the pain has disappeared.

9. dictionary.cambridge.org › us › dictionaryDISAPPEAR | definition in the Cambridge English Dictionary

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   DISAPPEAR meaning: 1. If people or things disappear, they go somewhere where they cannot be seen or found: 2. to no…. Learn more.

10. www.yourdictionary.com › disappearDisappear Definition & Meaning | YourDictionary

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    To cease being; go out of existence, use, etc.; become lost or extinct. Webster's New World. Similar definitions. To cause to disappear; specif., to kidnap and execute (persons) in a clandestine program of political terror. Webster's New World. Similar definitions. To cease to exist.

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    disappear meaning, definition, what is disappear: to become impossible to see any longer: Learn more.