intr.v., -ished, -ish·ing, -ish·es.

1. 1. To pass out of sight, especially quickly; disappear. See synonyms at disappear.
   2. To pass out of existence.
2. Mathematics. To become zero. Used of a function or variable.

[Middle English vanisshen, alteration of Old French esvanir, esvaniss-, from Vulgar Latin *exvanīre, alteration of Latin ēvānēscere : ē-, ex-, ex- + vānēscere, to vanish (from vānus, empty).]

vanisher van'ish·er n.
vanishingly van'ish·ing·ly adv.
vanishment van'ish·ment n.

verb

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

v

Definition: disappear
Antonyms: appear, arrive, come

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IN BRIEF: Disappear.

It has been my philosophy of life that difficulties vanish when faced boldly. — Isaac Asimov (1920-1992).

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Dansk (Danish)
v. intr. - forsvinde, fordufte
n. - fonetisk svag, sekundær lyd

idioms:

• vanishing cream    ansigtscreme, rensecreme
• vanishing point    forsvindingspunkt

Nederlands (Dutch)
(doen) verdwijnen, nul worden

Français (French)
v. intr. - disparaître, se volatiliser
n. - (Phon) voyelle faible

idioms:

• vanishing cream    crème de beauté
• vanishing point    point de fuite

Deutsch (German)
v. - verschwinden, untergehen, sich auflösen, Null werden
n. - zweiter Vokal eines fallenden Diphthongs

idioms:

• vanishing cream    Feuchtigkeitscreme
• vanishing point    Fluchtpunkt, Nullpunkt

Ελληνική (Greek)
v. - εξαφανίζομαι, χάνομαι, γίνομαι αθέατος
n. - (γλωσσολ.) άφωνο φωνήεν διφθόγγου

idioms:

• vanishing cream    (καλλυντική) κρέμα ημέρας
• vanishing point    σημείο συμβολής παράλληλων γραμμών, σημείο φυγής

Italiano (Italian)
scomparire, svanire, dileguarsi, sparire

idioms:

• vanishing cream    crema evanescente
• vanishing point    (arte) punto di fuga

Português (Portuguese)
v. - desaparecer, desvanecer, tornar-se zero (Mat.)
n. - desaparecimento (m)

idioms:

• vanishing cream    creme (m) evanescente
• vanishing point    ponto de fuga (m) (Geom.)

Русский (Russian)
исчезать, вымирать, скольжение, устранять

idioms:

• vanishing cream    крем под пудру
• vanishing point    крайний предел, точка схода в теории перспективы

Español (Spanish)
v. intr. - desaparecer, desvanecerse, disiparse
n. - sonido débil de una vocal

idioms:

• vanishing cream    crema de día
• vanishing point    punto de fuga

Svenska (Swedish)
v. - försvinna
n. - försvinnande ljud

中文（简体） (Chinese (Simplified))
消失, 成为零, 突然不见

idioms:

• vanishing cream    雪花膏
• vanishing point    消灭点, 消失阶段

中文（繁體） (Chinese (Traditional))
v. intr. - 消失, 成為零, 突然不見

idioms:

• vanishing cream    雪花膏
• vanishing point    消滅點, 消失階段

한국어 (Korean)
v. intr. - 보이지 않게 되다, 희미해지다, 소멸하다
n. - (음성학) 약한 제2의 모음

日本語 (Japanese)
v. - 消える, 薄れる, 見えなくする
n. - 消音

العربيه (Arabic)
‏(فعل) اختفى, توارى, تلاشى, اخفى‏

עברית (Hebrew)
v. intr. - ‮נעלם, חלף, נכחד, נמוג, התאפס‬
n. - ‮החלק האחרון של תנועה כאשר הוא מבוטא חלש יותר מהחלק העיקרי של התנועה (פונטיקה)‬

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