VANISH


Meaning of VANISH in English

transcription, транскрипция: [ ˈva-nish ]

verb

Etymology: Middle English vanisshen, from Anglo-French vaniss -, stem of vanir, envanir, esvanir, from Vulgar Latin * exvanire, alteration of Latin evanescere to dissipate like vapor, vanish, from e- + vanescere to vanish, from vanus empty

Date: 14th century

intransitive verb

1.

a. : to pass quickly from sight : disappear

b. : to pass completely from existence

2. : to assume the value zero

transitive verb

: to cause to disappear

• van·ish·er noun

Merriam-Webster's Collegiate English vocabulary.      Энциклопедический словарь английского языка Merriam Webster.