Disappear

Disappear
Disappear Dis`ap*pear", v. i. [imp. & p. p. {Disappeared}; p. pr. & vb. n. {Disappearing}.] 1. To cease to appear or to be perceived; to pass from view, gradually or suddenly; to vanish; to be no longer seen; as, darkness disappears at the approach of light; a ship disappears as she sails from port. [1913 Webster]

2. To cease to be or exist; as, the epidemic has disappeared. [1913 Webster]


The Collaborative International Dictionary of English. 2000.

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  • disappear — *vanish, evanesce, evaporate, fade Analogous words: depart, leave (see GO) Antonyms: appear Contrasted words: emerge, loom (see APPEAR): *come, arrive: issue, emanate (see SPRING) …   New Dictionary of Synonyms

  • disappear — [v] vanish; cease abandon, abscond, be done for, be gone, be lost, be no more*, be swallowed up, cease to exist, clear, come to naught, decamp, dematerialize, depart, die, die out, disperse, dissipate, dissolve, drop out of sight*, ebb, end, end… …   New thesaurus

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  • disappear */*/*/ — UK [ˌdɪsəˈpɪə(r)] / US [ˌdɪsəˈpɪr] verb [intransitive] Word forms disappear : present tense I/you/we/they disappear he/she/it disappears present participle disappearing past tense disappeared past participle disappeared 1) if someone or something …   English dictionary

  • disappear — v. 1) to disappear completely 2) (D; intr.) to disappear from (to disappear from view) * * * [ˌdɪsə pɪə] to disappear completely (D; intr.) to disappear from (to disappear from view) …   Combinatory dictionary

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