Definitions for: Evanesce


[v] disappear gradually; as of emotions, for example; "The pain eventually passed off"



Webster (1913) Definition: Ev`a*nesce", v. i. [imp. & p. p. Evanesced; p. pr.
& vb. n. Evanescing. .] [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.

Synonyms: blow over, fade, fleet, pass, pass off

See Also: disappear, go away, vanish

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