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 | ||