evanesce
See also: evanescé
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Etymology edit
From Latin evanescere (“to vanish”). Doublet of vanish.
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evanesce (third-person singular simple present evanesces, present participle evanescing, simple past and past participle evanesced)
- (intransitive) To disappear into a mist or dissipate in vapor
- (intransitive, chemistry) To transition from the solid state to gaseous state without ever becoming a liquid
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To disappear into a mist
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To transition from the solid state to gaseous state
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Latin edit
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ēvānēsce
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evanesce
- inflection of evanescer: