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disappear

di·sap·pear

UK/dɪsəˈpɪə/ US/dɪsəˈpɪɹ/ common

verb

1.

get lost, especially without warning or explanation

  • “He disappeared without a trace”
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2.

become invisible or unnoticeable

  • “The effect vanished when day broke”
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3.

cease to exist

  • “An entire civilization vanished”
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4.

become less intense and fade away gradually

  • “her resistance melted under his charm”
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Origin

From Middle English disapeeren, equivalent to dis- + appear. Displaced native Old English fordwīnan. Displaced native Old English cwincan, whose causative persists as quench (“put out (fire)”).

Phrases

  • disappear into thin air
  • disappearing act
  • disappearing carriage
  • disappearing disease
  • disappearing stairs
  • up and disappear

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