vanish (v.)

  1. get lost, as without warning or explanation; He disappeared without a trace

    [ Syn: disappear , go away ]

  2. become invisible or unnoticeable; The effect vanished when day broke

    [ Syn: disappear , go away ]

  3. pass away rapidly; Time flies like an arrow; Time fleeing beneath him

    [ Syn: fly , fell ]

  4. cease to exist; An entire civilization vanished

    [ Syn: disappear ]

  5. decrease rapidly and disappear; the money vanished in las Vegas; all my stock assets have vaporized

    [ Syn: fly , vaporize ]

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