Spanish edit

Etymology edit

Borrowed from Latin evanescere. Doublet of the inherited desvanecer.

Pronunciation edit

  • IPA(key): (Spain) /ebanesˈθeɾ/ [e.β̞a.nesˈθeɾ]
  • IPA(key): (Latin America) /ebaneˈseɾ/ [e.β̞a.neˈseɾ]
  • Rhymes: -eɾ
  • Syllabification: e‧va‧nes‧cer

Verb edit

evanescer (first-person singular present evanesco, first-person singular preterite evanescí, past participle evanescido)

  1. (transitive or reflexive) to fade out, vanish (slowly disappear)
    Synonyms: desvanecer, esfumar

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