vanish

== English == === Etymology === Aphetic for obsolete evanish, from Middle English vanyshen, evaneschen, from Old French esvanir, esvaniss- (modern French évanouir), from Vulgar Latin *exvanire (“to vanish, disappear, to fade out”), from Latin ēvānēscō, ēvānēscere, from vānus (“empty”). By surface analysis, Latin vān- +‎ -ish (“verb suffix”). Doublet of evanesce. Displaced native Old English cwincan, whose causative persists as quench (“put out (fire)”). === Pronunciation === enPR: văn'ĭsh, IPA(key): /ˈvænɪʃ/ Rhymes: -ænɪʃ Hyphenation: van‧ish === Verb === vanish (third-person singular simple present vanishes, present participle vanishing, simple past and past participle vanished) (intransitive) To become invisible or to move out of view unnoticed. (mathematics) To become equal to zero. (transitive) To disappear; to kidnap. ==== Synonyms ==== disappear ==== Derived terms ==== ==== Related terms ==== vain ==== Translations ==== === Noun === vanish (plural vanishes) (phonetics) The brief terminal part of a vowel or vocal element, differing more or less in quality from the main part. A magic trick in which something seems to disappear. A disappearance; a vanishment. ==== See also ==== glide === References === === Anagrams === shavin'