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English verb: vanish | |||
| 1. | vanish (change) get lost, as without warning or explanation | ||
| Samples | He disappeared without a trace. | ||
| Examples | These cars won't vanish | ||
| Synonyms | disappear, go away | ||
| Pattern of use | Something ----s. Somebody ----s. Something is ----ing PP. Somebody ----s PP | ||
| Narrower (hyponym) | absent, blow over, desorb, die, die off, die out, evanesce, fade, fade, fall, fall away, fall off, fleet, go, pass, pass off, remove, skip town, take a powder, wither | ||
| Antonyms | appear | ||
| 2. | vanish (perception) become invisible or unnoticeable | ||
| Samples | The effect vanished when day broke. | ||
| Examples | The moon will soon vanish | ||
| Synonyms | disappear, go away | ||
| Pattern of use | Something ----s. Somebody ----s. Somebody ----s PP | ||
| Broader (hypernym) | cease, end, finish, stop, terminate | ||
| Narrower (hyponym) | bob under, clear, dematerialise, dematerialize | ||
| 3. | vanish (motion) pass away rapidly | ||
| Samples | Time flies like an arrow. Time fleeing beneath him. | ||
| Synonyms | fell, fly | ||
| Pattern of use | Something ----s | ||
| Broader (hypernym) | elapse, glide by, go along, go by, lapse, pass, slide by, slip away, slip by | ||
| Verb group | fly, vanish, vaporize | ||
| 4. | vanish (change) cease to exist | ||
| Samples | An entire civilization vanished. | ||
| Synonyms | disappear | ||
| Pattern of use | Something ----s | ||
| Broader (hypernym) | cease, end, finish, stop, terminate | ||
| Antonyms | come along, appear | ||
| 5. | vanish (change) decrease rapidly and disappear | ||
| Samples | The money vanished in las Vegas. All my stock assets have vaporized. | ||
| Synonyms | fly, vaporize | ||
| Pattern of use | Something ----s | ||
| Broader (hypernym) | decrease, diminish, fall, lessen | ||
| Verb group | fell, fly, vanish | ||
Based on WordNet 3.0 copyright © Princeton University.
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