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Concise Oxford English Dictionary © 2008 Oxford University Press:
vanish/ˈvanɪʃ/
verb
  • 1 disappear suddenly and completely.

    ■ gradually cease to exist.

  • 2 Mathematics become zero.
– derivatives
vanishing adjective & noun,
vanishingly adverb.
– origin ME: shortening of OFr. e(s)vaniss-, lengthened stem of e(s)vanir, from L. evanescere ‘die away’.



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