vanish
/ˈvænɪʃ/
noun
- 1
The brief terminal part of a vowel or vocal element, differing more or less in quality from the main part.
“a as in ale ordinarily ends with a vanish of i as in ill.”
- 2
A magic trick in which something seems to disappear.
“The French drop is a well-known vanish involving sleight of hand.”
verb
- 1
To become invisible or to move out of view unnoticed.
- 2
To become equal to zero.
“The function f(x)=x^2 vanishes at x=0.”
- 3
To disappear; to kidnap
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