evanish

[ih-van-ish]

e·van·ish

[ih-van-ish]
verb (used without object)
1.
to vanish; disappear.
2.
to cease to be.

Origin:
1300–50; Middle English evanisshen < Middle French esvaniss-, extended stem of esvanir. See e-, evanesce, vanish
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evanish (ɪˈvænɪʃ)
 
vb
a poetic word for vanish
 
[C15: from Old French esvanir, from Latin ēvānēscere to vanish]
 
e'vanishment
 
n

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