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ev⋅a⋅nesce
[ev-uh-nes, ev-uh-nes] 
əˈnɛs
–verb (used without object), -nesced, -nesc⋅ing.
| to disappear gradually; vanish; fade away. |
Related forms:
ev⋅a⋅nes⋅cence, noun
ev⋅a⋅nes⋅ci⋅ble, adjective
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| ev·a·nesce (ěv'ə-něs') intr.v. ev·a·nesced, ev·a·nesc·ing, ev·a·nesc·es To dissipate or disappear like vapor. See Synonyms at disappear. [Latin ēvānēscere, to vanish : ē-, ex-, ex- + vānēscere, to disappear (from vānus, empty; see euə- in Indo-European roots).] ev'a·nes'cence n. |
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Evanescence
Ev`a*nes"cence\, n. The act or state of vanishing away; disappearance; as, the evanescence of vapor, of a dream, of earthly plants or hopes. --Rambler.
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