1. (v. i.) To pass from a visible to an invisible state; to go out of sight; to disappear; to fade; as, vapor vanishes from the sight by being dissipated; a ship vanishes from the sight of spectators on land.

2. (v. i.) To be annihilated or lost; to pass away.

3. (n.) The brief terminal part of vowel or vocal element, differing more or less in quality from the main part; as, a as in ale ordinarily ends with a vanish of i as in ill, o as in old with a vanish of oo as in foot.

abandon abscond be annihilated be consumed be destroyed be done for be gone be no more be wiped out beat a retreat bow out cease cease to be cease to exist clear come to naught come to nothing conk out dematerialize depart die die away die out disappear dispel disperse dissipate dissolve do a fade-out dwindle end erode evacuate evanesce evaporate exit expire fade fade away fade out flee fleet flit fly go go away hide leave no trace leave the scene melt melt away melt like snow pass pass away pass out peg out perish peter out quit remove retire retire from sight retreat run out sink sink away succumb suffer an eclipse vacate vanish from sight waste waste away wear away withdraw