Sekirov Dictionary

vanish

/ˈvænɪʃ/

noun 3
verb 3
forms 7
phrases 1

noun3

•
A magic trick in which something seems to disappear.
- The French drop is a well-known vanish involving sleight of hand.
A disappearance; a vanishment.
•
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.
- o as in old ordinarily ends with a vanish of oo as in foot.

verb3

•
To become invisible or to move out of view unnoticed.
- Holly, mistletoe, red berries, ivy, turkeys, geese, game, poultry, brawn, meat, pigs, sausages, oysters, pies, puddings, fruit, and punch, all vanished instantly. — 1843
•
To disappear; to kidnap.
- And as if to prove it, one of his friends was vanished and was never seen again. The guy got in a taxi one night, and no one ever saw him ever again. — 2011
To become equal to zero.

forms

vanish'd · vanished · vanisht · vanishing · vanishes · vanisheth · vanishest

Phrases with vanish

vanish to the four winds
To disappear; to cease to exist.

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