Or like the rainbow's lovely form, Evanishing amid the storm. --Burns. [1913 Webster]
The Collaborative International Dictionary of English. 2000.
evanish — [ē van′ish] vi. [ME evanishen < OFr evaniss , extended stem of esvanir < VL * exvanire, for L evanescere, EVANESCE] Old Poet. VANISH … English World dictionary
evanish — /i van ish/, v.i. 1. to vanish; disappear. 2. to cease to be. [1300 50; ME evanisshen < MF esvaniss , extended s. of esvanir. See E , EVANESCE, VANISH] * * * … Universalium
evanish — v. vanish … English contemporary dictionary
evanish — evan·ish … English syllables
evanish — /əˈvænɪʃ/ (say uh vanish), /i / (say ee ) verb (i) Obsolete 1. to vanish or disappear. 2. to cease to be. –evanishment, noun …
evanish — ə̇, ē+ intransitive verb Etymology: Middle English evanisshen, from Middle French esvaniss , stem of esvanir more at vanish 1. : vanish, disappear 2. : to cease to be … Useful english dictionary
fade — [v1] lose color achromatize, become colorless, blanch, bleach, blench, clear, decolorize, dim, disappear, discolor, dissolve, dull, etiolate, evanish, evaporate, grow dim, lose brightness, lose luster, muddy, neutralize, pale, tarnish, tone down … New thesaurus
Evanesce — Ev a*nesce ([e^]v [.a]*n[e^]s ), v. i. [imp. & p. p. {Evanesced} ([e^]v [.a]*n[e^]st ); p. pr. & vb. n. {Evanescing}. ([e^]v [.a]*n[e^]s s[i^]ng).] [L. evanescere; e out + vanescere to vanish, fr. vanus empty, vain. See {Vain}, and cf.… … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
Evanesced — Evanesce Ev a*nesce ([e^]v [.a]*n[e^]s ), v. i. [imp. & p. p. {Evanesced} ([e^]v [.a]*n[e^]st ); p. pr. & vb. n. {Evanescing}. ([e^]v [.a]*n[e^]s s[i^]ng).] [L. evanescere; e out + vanescere to vanish, fr. vanus empty, vain. See {Vain}, and cf.… … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
Evanescing — Evanesce Ev a*nesce ([e^]v [.a]*n[e^]s ), v. i. [imp. & p. p. {Evanesced} ([e^]v [.a]*n[e^]st ); p. pr. & vb. n. {Evanescing}. ([e^]v [.a]*n[e^]s s[i^]ng).] [L. evanescere; e out + vanescere to vanish, fr. vanus empty, vain. See {Vain}, and cf.… … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
