| Vanish 1. (v. i.) To pass from a visible to an invisible state; to go out of sight; to disappear; to fade; as, vapor vanishes from the sight by being dissipated; a ship vanishes from the sight of spectators on land. 2. (v. i.) To be annihilated or lost; to pass away. 3. (n.) The brief terminal part of vowel or vocal element, differing more or less in quality from the main part; as, a as in ale ordinarily ends with a vanish of i as in ill, o as in old with a vanish of oo as in foot. Thesaurus Entries abandon, abscond, be annihilated, be consumed, be destroyed, be done for, be gone, be no more, be wiped out, beat a retreat, bow out, cease, cease to be, cease to exist, clear, come to naught, come to nothing, conk out, dematerialize, depart, die, die away, die out, disappear, dispel, disperse, dissipate, dissolve, do a fade-out, dwindle, end, erode, evacuate, evanesce, evaporate, exit, expire, fade, fade away, fade out, flee, fleet, flit, fly, go, go away, hide, leave no trace, leave the scene, melt, melt away, melt like snow, pass, pass away, pass out, peg out, perish, peter out, quit, remove, retire, retire from sight, retreat, run out, sink, sink away, succumb, suffer an eclipse, vacate, vanish from sight, waste, waste away, wear away, withdraw |