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Definition of "vanish" []

  • To pass out of sight, especially quickly; disappear. See Synonyms at disappear. (verb-intransitive)
  • To pass out of existence. (verb-intransitive)
  • Mathematics To become zero. Used of a function or variable. (verb-intransitive)

American Heritage(R) Dictionary of the English Language, Fifth Edition. Copyright (c) 2011 by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company. Published by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company. All rights reserved.

Use "vanish" in a sentence
  • "There, Ed, you can give one last wail about being called a racist and vanish from the thread. joe from Lowell says:"
  • "There, Ed, you can give one last wail about being called a racist and vanish from the thread."
  • "And the print won't vanish from the pages while I sleep at the click of a cursor when some agency decides they're politically inconvenient, or because they merely 'rent' the content and have the right to reclaim it for greater profit."