vanish
Translation
disappear, fade away
Examples
The magician made the rabbit vanish.
The magician made the rabbit disappear.
My hopes of winning vanished quickly.
My hopes of winning vanished quickly.
Grammar Patterns
((sb./sth.)) to disappear suddenly The sun vanished behind the clouds.
((from sth.)) to disappear from a place He vanished from sight.
Similar Words
Synonyms: disappear, fade, dissolve; Antonyms: appear, emerge
Etymology
From Old French 'esvanir', from Vulgar Latin '*exvanire', from Latin 'evanescere' meaning 'to disappear'.
Memory Tips
Imagine a magician shouting 'Vanish!' and something disappears in a puff of smoke. It implies a quick, complete disappearance.