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Evanesce

Evˊa-nesce′

(ĕvˊȧ-nĕs′)
,
Verb.
I.
[
imp. & p. p.
Evanesced
(ĕvˊȧ-nĕst′)
;
p. pr. & vb. n.
Evanescing
.
(ĕvˊȧ-nĕs′sĭng)
.]
[L.
evanescere
;
e
out +
vanescere
to vanish, fr.
vanus
empty, vain. See
Vain
, and cf.
Evanish
.]
To vanish away; to become dissipated and disappear, like vapor.
I believe him to have
evanesced
or evaporated.
De Quincey.

Definition 2024

evanesce

evanesce

See also: evanescé

English

Verb

evanesce ‎(third-person singular simple present evanesces, present participle evanescing, simple past and past participle evanesced)

  1. (intransitive) To disappear into a mist or dissipate in vapor
  2. (intransitive, chemistry) To transition from the solid state to gaseous state without ever becoming a liquid

Translations

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Latin

Verb

ēvānesce

  1. second-person singular present active imperative of ēvānescō

Spanish

Verb

evanesce

  1. Formal second-person singular (usted) present indicative form of evanescer.
  2. Third-person singular (él, ella, also used with usted?) present indicative form of evanescer.
  3. Informal second-person singular (tú) affirmative imperative form of evanescer.

Etymology

From Latin evanescere ‎(“to vanish”).

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ˌiːvəˈnɛs/

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