vanish (verb)

  • 101smile — {{Roman}}I.{{/Roman}} noun ADJECTIVE ▪ big, bright, broad, huge, wide ▪ She had a big smile on her face. ▪ faint, slight …

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  • 102air — [[t]e͟ə(r)[/t]] ♦ airs, airing, aired 1) N UNCOUNT Air is the mixture of gases which forms the earth s atmosphere and which we breathe. Draughts help to circulate air... Keith opened the window and leaned out into the cold air. ...water and air… …

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  • 103face — 1 /feIs/ noun (C) 1 FRONT OF YOUR HEAD the front part of the head from the chin to the forehead: She has such a pretty face. | Bob s face was covered in cuts and bruises. | a sea of faces (=a lot of faces seen together): The Principal looked down …

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  • 104fade — I. verb (faded; fading) Etymology: Middle English, from Anglo French *fader, from fade feeble, insipid, from Vulgar Latin *fatidus, alteration of Latin fatuus fatuous, insipid Date: 14th century intransitive verb 1. to lose freshness, strength,… …

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  • 105fleet — I. verb Etymology: Middle English fleten, from Old English flēotan; akin to Old High German fliozzan to float, Old English flōwan to flow Date: before 12th century intransitive verb 1. obsolete drift 2. a. archaic …

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  • 106scatter — I. verb Etymology: Middle English scateren, schateren to disperse, break up, destroy; akin to Middle Dutch schaderen to scatter Date: 14th century transitive verb 1. a. to cause to separate widely b. to cause to vanish 2. archaic to fling away… …

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  • 107leave — vt left, leav·ing: bequeath devise Merriam Webster’s Dictionary of Law. Merriam Webster. 1996. leave I …

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  • 108shut — [ʆʌt] verb shut PTandPP shutting PRESPART [intransitive, transitive] 1. also shut down COMMERCE if a company, factory etc shuts or is shut, it stops operating permanently; =close down …

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  • 109disappear — [[t]dɪ̱səpɪ͟ə(r)[/t]] ♦♦♦ disappears, disappearing, disappeared 1) VERB If you say that someone or something disappears, you mean that you can no longer see them, usually because you or they have changed position. The black car drove away from… …

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  • 110evaporate — [c]/əˈvæpəreɪt / (say uh vapuhrayt), /i / (say ee ) verb (evaporated, evaporating) –verb (i) 1. to turn to vapour; pass off in vapour. 2. to give off moisture. 3. to disappear; vanish; fade: as soon as his situation became clear to him, his hopes …