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vanish /ˈvaniSH, ˈvænɪʃ /
verb [no object]
1 disappear suddenly and completely:
Mary vanished without a trace.
gradually cease to exist:
the days of the extended family are vanishing.
2 Mathematics become zero.
– ORIGIN Middle English : shortening of Old French e(s)vaniss-, lengthened stem of e(s)vanir, from Latin evanescere die away.