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  1. 1. v. i. To pass from a visible to an invisible state; to go out of sight; to disappear; to fade; as, vapor vanishes from the sight by being dissipated; a ship vanishes from the sight of spectators on land. Source: opted
  2. 2. v. i. To be annihilated or lost; to pass away. Source: opted
  3. 3. n. The brief terminal part of vowel or vocal element, differing more or less in quality from the main part; as, a as in ale ordinarily ends with a vanish of i as in ill, o as in old with a vanish of oo as in foot. Source: opted
  4. 4. v. get lost, as without warning or explanation Source: wordnet
  5. 5. v. become invisible or unnoticeable Source: wordnet
  6. 6. v. pass away rapidly Source: wordnet
  7. 7. v. cease to exist Source: wordnet
  8. 8. v. decrease rapidly and disappear Source: wordnet
  9. 9. 1. To pass from a visible to an invisible state; to go out of sight; to disappear; to fade; as, vapor vanishes from the sight by being dissipated; a ship vanishes from the sight of spectators on land. The horse vanished . . . out of sight. Chaucer. Go; vanish into air; away! Shak. The champions vanished from their posts with the speed of lightning. Sir W. Scott. Gliding from the twilight past to vanish among realities. Hawthorne. 2. To be annihilated or lost; to pass away. "All these delights will vanish." Milton. The brief terminal part of vowel or vocal element, differing more or less in quality from the main part; as, a as in ale ordinarily ends with a vanish of i as in ill, o as in old with a vanish of oo as in foot. Rush. Note: The vanish is included by Mr. Bell under the general term glide. Source: webster
  10. 10. The brief terminal part of vowel or vocal element, differingmore or less in quality from the main part; as, a as in aleordinarily ends with a vanish of i as in ill, o as in old with avanish of oo as in foot. Rush. Source: adambom
  11. 11. v:100 v. become invisible or unnoticeable v. cease to exist v. decrease rapidly and disappear Source: ecdict

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