- to cease to be seen; vanish from sight.
- to cease to exist or be known; pass away; end gradually: One by one the symptoms disappeared.
- (of a person) to vanish under suspicious circumstances: The dictator's outspoken opponent disappeared that evening, shortly after midnight.
- to cause to disappear: The magician then disappeared the card.
- to kidnap or arrest and then imprison or kill (a political opponent) without due process of law.
- to cease to be visible; vanish
- to go away or become lost, esp secretly or without explanation
- to cease to exist, have effect, or be known; become extinct or lost
- (esp in South and Central America) to arrest secretly and presumably imprison or kill (a member of an opposing political group)
