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evanesce

 
Dictionary: ev·a·nesce   (ĕv'ə-nĕs') pronunciation
intr.v., -nesced, -nesc·ing, -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).]

evanescence ev'a·nes'cence n.

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verb

    To pass out of sight either gradually or suddenly: disappear, evaporate, fade, fade out, vanish. See show/hide.

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The verb has one meaning:

Meaning #1: disappear gradually; as of emotions, for example
  Synonyms: fade, blow over, pass off, fleet, pass


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Dansk (Danish)
v. intr. - forsvinde, udviskes

Nederlands (Dutch)
verdwijnen

Français (French)
v. intr. - se dissiper, s'évanouir

Deutsch (German)
v. - verschwinden

Ελληνική (Greek)
v. - εκλείπω, (εξ)αφανίζομαι, εξανεμίζομαι

Italiano (Italian)
svanire

Português (Portuguese)
v. - desvanecer, esvanecer

Русский (Russian)
исчезать, испаряться

Español (Spanish)
v. intr. - desaparecer, desvanecerse, disiparse, esfumarse

Svenska (Swedish)
v. - försvinna, förblekna

中文(简体)(Chinese (Simplified))
逐渐看不见, 消散

中文(繁體)(Chinese (Traditional))
v. intr. - 逐漸看不見, 消散

한국어 (Korean)
v. intr. - 사라져가다

日本語 (Japanese)
v. - 消えていく, 消散する

العربيه (Arabic)
‏(فعل) يزول, يتلاشى‏

עברית (Hebrew)
v. intr. - ‮נעלם, דעך‬


 
 
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