Evanesce

2 definitions found

From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48 [gcide]:

  Evanesce \Ev`a*nesce"\ ([e^]v`[.a]*n[e^]s"), v. i. [imp. & p. p.
     {Evanesced} ([e^]v`[.a]*n[e^]st"); p. pr. & vb. n.
     {Evanescing}. ([e^]v`[.a]*n[e^]s"s[i^]ng).] [L. evanescere; e
     out + vanescere to vanish, fr. vanus empty, vain. See {Vain},
     and cf. {Evanish}.]
     To vanish away; to become dissipated and disappear, like


     vapor.
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           I believe him to have evanesced or evaporated. --De
                                                    Quincey.
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From WordNet (r) 2.0 [wn]:

  evanesce
       v : disappear gradually; "The pain eventually passed off" [syn:
           {fade}, {blow over}, {pass off}, {fleet}, {pass}]