vanish

About 2.71 uses per million words.

Meaning

1. verb To become invisible or to move out of view unnoticed.
2. verb To become equal to zero.

   The function f such as f(x)=x2 vanishes at x=0.

3. verb To disappear; to kidnap.
4. noun The brief terminal part of a vowel or vocal element, differing more or less in quality from the main part.

   a as in ale ordinarily ends with a vanish of i as in ill.

5. noun A magic trick in which something seems to disappear.

   The French drop is a well-known vanish involving sleight of hand.

6. noun A disappearance; a vanishment.

Similar words

disappear go away fell fly disappearing eliminate dissipate erase subside scarce

Often followed by

in from into at and as away with when

Word family

vanished vanisher vanishers vanishes vanishing