verb [V]
1 to disappear suddenly and/or in a way that you cannot explain:
He turned around and vanished into the house. * The magician vanished in a puff of smoke. * My glasses seem to have vanished. * He seems to have vanished without trace.
2 to stop existing:
the vanishing woodlands of northern Europe * All hopes of a peaceful settlement had now vanished. * All thoughts of leaving vanished from his mind.
IDIOMS see ACTn., FACEn.
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Sourced from Main Dictionary in Lughet's collection.
This word also appears under other sources in Lughet's collection — see the list below.
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