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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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   What is the difference between disappear and fade?

   • Disappear is used of whatever suddenly or gradually goes out of sight: We watched him turn down a side street and then disappear. Fade suggests a (complete or partial) disappearance that proceeds gradually and often by means of a blending into something else: Colors in the sky at sunrise quickly fade.

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   What does it mean when something disappears?

   • When something disappears, it's gone. 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!

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   What is another word for disappear?

   • Other forms: disappeared; disappearing; disappears When something disappears, it's gone. 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.

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   What does disappear mean in magic?

   • 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! When you lose something, like one of a pair of socks, you could say it disappeared.

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     DISAPPEAR translate: หายลับ, หายไป, หายไปจาก. Learn more in...

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     DISAPPEAR translate: 消失；失蹤, 不復存在. Learn more in the...

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     DISAPPEAR translate: يَخْتَفي, يَخْتَفي. Learn more in the...

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     DISAPPEAR translate: desaparecer, desaparecer, desaparecer,...

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   • Disappear: Catalan Translation

     disappear translate: desaparèixer, desaparèixer. Learn more...

   • Disappear: Italian Translation

     DISAPPEAR translate: scomparire, sparire, sparire, sparire,...

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