evanish

[ ih-van-ish ]

verb (used without object)

1. to vanish; disappear.
2. to cease to be.

evanish

/ ɪˈvænɪʃ /

verb

1. a poetic word for vanish

Derived Forms

• eˈvanishment, noun

Word History and Origins

Origin of evanish¹

1300–50; Middle English evanisshen < Middle French esvaniss-, extended stem of esvanir. See e- ¹, evanesce, vanish

Word History and Origins

Origin of evanish¹

C15: from Old French esvanir, from Latin ēvānēscere to vanish

Example Sentences

Flame, love, and life, all are at an end—all evanish for ever.

From Project Gutenberg

If he who is the Life, breathe not, all that will melt away and evanish.

From Project Gutenberg

Related Words

• abandon
• depart
• die
• die out
• dissipate
• dissolve
• escape
• evaporate
• expire
• fade
• flee
• fly
• go
• leave
• melt
• perish
• recede
• retire
• retreat
• sink