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verb [intransitive] British English pronunciation: vanish /ˈvænɪʃ/ 
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present tense
I/you/we/theyvanish
he/she/itvanishes
present participlevanishing
past tensevanished
past participlevanished
  1. 1
    to disappear in a sudden and mysterious way

    One moment she was there, the next she had vanished.

    vanish from:

    My calculator's vanished from my desk.

    vanish into thin air/vanish from the face of the earth (=used for emphasis):

    The company that supplied the cargo has vanished into thin air.

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    1. a.
      to disappear suddenly

      Claudia's smile vanished.

      vanish from sight:

      The eagles vanished from sight and we walked on.

      vanish into:

      He vanished into the darkness.

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  2. 2
    to stop existing completely

    Humanitarian ideals seem to have totally vanished.

    a rapidly vanishing way of life

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