evanesce

[ ev-uh-nes, ev-uh-nes ]
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verb (used without object),ev·a·nesced, ev·a·nesc·ing.
  1. to disappear gradually; vanish; fade away.

Origin of evanesce

1
First recorded in 1815–25; from Latin ēvānēscere “to disappear, vanish”; see origin at vanish

Other words from evanesce

  • ev·a·nes·ci·ble, adjective

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How to use evanesce in a sentence

  • It was an ignoble love, tigerish and animal, which would evanesce long before her youth and beauty had faded away.

    Darkness and Dawn | Frederic W. Farrar

British Dictionary definitions for evanesce

evanesce

/ (ˌɛvəˈnɛs) /


verb
  1. (intr) (of smoke, mist, etc) to fade gradually from sight; vanish

Origin of evanesce

1
C19: from Latin ēvānēscere to disappear; see vanish

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