- to disappear from sight, especially quickly; become invisible: The frost vanished when the sun came out.
- to go away, especially furtively or mysteriously; disappear by quick departure: The thief vanished in the night.
- to disappear by ceasing to exist; come to an end: The pain vanished after he took an aspirin.
- (of a number, quantity, or function) to become zero.
- to cause to disappear.
- the last part of a vowel sound when it differs noticeably in quality from the main sound, as the faint (ē) at the end of the (ā) in the pronunciation of pain.
- to disappear, esp suddenly or mysteriously
- to cease to exist; fade away
- to become zero
- the second and weaker of the two vowels in a falling diphthong
