Vanish

Pronunciation

• enPR: văn'Ä­sh, IPA: /ˈvænɪʃ/

Origin

Aphetic for obsolete evanish, from Middle English, from Old French esvanir, esvaniss- (French évanouir), Vulgar Latin evanescere, from vanus ("empty")

Full definition of vanish

Verb

1. To become invisible or to move out of view unnoticed.
2. (mathematics) To become equal to zero.The function f(x)=x^2 vanishes at x=0.

Synonyms

• disappear

Noun

1. (phonetics) 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.