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Verb Evanesce Merriam Webster's Collegiate Ev·A·Nesce Intransitive  Latin  Evanescere

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Merriam-Webster's Collegiate Dictionary
ev·a·nesce

 \\ˌe-və-ˈnes\\ intransitive verb 
(-nesced ; -nesc·ing)
 ETYMOLOGY  Latin evanescere — more at 
vanish
 DATE  1822
: to dissipate like vapor
Merriam-Webster's Collegiate Thesaurus-11th Edition
v. Function: verb 

Synonyms: 
VANISH
, clear, disappear, evanish, evaporate, fade 
Related Words: disintegrate, dispel, disperse, dissipate, dissolve, scatter 
Idioms: go up in smoke, vanish into thin air 
Contrasted Words: appear; coalesce 
Antonyms: materialize
Webster's Third New International Dictionary, Unabridged
ev·a·nesce
\|evə|nes, chiefly Brit |ēv-\ intransitive verb
(-ed/-ing/-s)
Etymology: Latin evanescere — more at 
vanish
: to dissipate and disappear like vapor : disappear gradually
 < I touch a scarf and it falls into air and light and seems to evanesce — William Goyen >
Synonyms: see 
vanish

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