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vanish

/ˈvænɪʃ/VA-nish
/ˈvænɪʃ/VA-nish

Meaningto empty away

Common meaning: to disappear

Journey through time

  1. Latinvānus, -a, -um‘empty, hollow’
  2. Frenchword
  3. Middle Englishvanissensource
  4. Englishvanish‘to disappear’ · today

van also in: vanityvain

Sources & notes

Meaning: “Meaning” is the sense that emerges from the word’s roots; “Common meaning” is today’s everyday sense. Both written by us.

Pronunciation

  • UK IPA: converted from the US form by rule (unchecked). Respelling: generated.
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  • US IPA: CMUdict (BSD-2), converted to IPA by rule. Respelling: generated.
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Origin: Built on Latin vānus ‘empty, hollow; without substance’.

Did you know: our wording, based on Lewis & Short, Latin Dictionary (1879), entry vānus, p. 1957 · dictionary scan

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