1. A sudden or mysterious disappearance 
2. A sudden disappearance from sight

1. Get lost, as without warning or explanation
   - disappear, go away 
2. Become invisible or unnoticeable
   "The effect vanished when day broke"
   - disappear, go away 
3. Pass away rapidly
   - fly, fell 
4. Cease to exist
   "An entire civilization vanished"
   - disappear 
5. Decrease rapidly and disappear
   "the money vanished in las Vegas"
   - fly, vaporize, vaporise [Brit]

Derived forms: vanishings

See also: vanisher

Type of: cease, decrease, diminish, disappearance, disappearing, elapse, end, fall, finish, glide by, go along, go by, lapse, lessen, pass, slide by, slip away, slip by, stop, terminate

Encyclopedia: Vanish

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