Evanesce

Evanesce
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. {Evanish}.] To vanish away; to become dissipated and disappear, like vapor. [1913 Webster]

I believe him to have evanesced or evaporated. --De Quincey. [1913 Webster]


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  • evanesce — index disappear, dissipate (spread out), dissolve (disperse), perish Burton s Legal Thesaurus. William C. Burton. 2006 …   Law dictionary

  • evanesce — 1822, a back formation from evanescence, or else from L. evanescere to pass away, vanish (see EVANESCENT (Cf. evanescent)) …   Etymology dictionary

  • evanesce — *vanish, evaporate, disappear, fade Analogous words: Cscape, flee, fly: *scatter, dissipate, dispel, disperse: squander, dissipate, consume, *waste …   New Dictionary of Synonyms

  • evanesce — [ev΄ə nes′] vi. evanesced, evanescing [L evanescere < e , out + vanescere, to vanish < vanus, VAIN] to pass away or fade from sight like mist or smoke; disappear slowly …   English World dictionary

  • evanesce — evanescent ► ADJECTIVE chiefly literary ▪ quickly fading from sight, memory, or existence. DERIVATIVES evanesce verb evanescence noun. ORIGIN from Latin evanescere disappear …   English terms dictionary

  • evanesce — intransitive verb ( nesced; nescing) Etymology: Latin evanescere more at vanish Date: 1822 to dissipate like vapor …   New Collegiate Dictionary

  • evanesce — evanescence, n. evanescible, adj. /ev euh nes , ev euh nes /, v.i., evanesced, evanescing. to disappear gradually; vanish; fade away. [1815 25; < L evanescere to VANISH] * * * …   Universalium

  • evanesce — verb /ˌiːvəˈnɛs/ a) To disappear into a mist or dissipate in vapor b) To transition from the solid state to gaseous state without ever becoming a liquid See Also: evanescent, evanescently …   Wiktionary

  • evanesce — I (New American Roget s College Thesaurus) v. i. disappear, fade away. See disappearance. II (Roget s IV) v. Syn. dissipate, vanish, evaporate; see disappear . III (Roget s Thesaurus II) verb To pass out of sight either gradually or suddenly:… …   English dictionary for students

  • evanesce — ev·a·nesce || ‚evÉ™ nes v. dissipate, disappear, fade away …   English contemporary dictionary

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