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evanesce

/ˌiːvəˈnɛs/

evanesce verb: to disappear into a mist or dissipate in vapor.

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
    • All his cares evanesced.
  2. (intransitive) To transition from the solid state to gaseous state without ever becoming a liquid

Forms of evanesce

third-person singular presentevanesces
present participleevanescing
past participleevanesced
pastevanesced

Origin of evanesce

From Latin evanescere (“to vanish”). Doublet of vanish.

Questions about evanesce

What does evanesce mean?
Evanesce means to disappear into a mist or dissipate in vapor.
What part of speech is evanesce?
Evanesce is a verb.
How do you pronounce evanesce?
Evanesce is pronounced /ˌiːvəˈnɛs/.
What is the past tense of evanesce?
The past tense of evanesce is evanesced.

Words near evanesce in the dictionary

  1. Evan
  2. Evancho
  3. Evanchos
  4. Evandale
  5. Evander
  6. evanesce
  7. evanesced
  8. evanescence
  9. evanescences
  10. evanescencies
  11. evanescency

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