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Definition of: vanish
(van′ish) v.i.
1. To disappear from sight; fade away; depart.
2. To pass out of existence; be annihilated.
3. Math. To become equal to zero.
—noun Phonet. The slight terminal sound of certain vowels, as the faint (
) heard after the (ō) in go. [Aphetic var. of OF esvanniss-, stem of esvanir <L evanescere fade away. See EVANESCE.]
—van′ish·er noun
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