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Webster's 1828 Dictionary

DISAPPEAR, v.i. [dis and appear.]
1. To vanish from the sight; to recede from the view; to become invisible by vanishing or departing, or by being enveloped in any thing that conceals, or by the interposition of an object. Darkness disappears at the access of light, and light disappears at the approach of darkness. A ship disappears by departure to a distance; the sun disappears in a fog, or behind a cloud, or in setting.
2. To cease; as, the epidemic has disappeared.
3. To withdraw from observation. The debtor disappears when he absconds.

WordNet (r) 3.0 (2005)

v
1: get lost, as without warning or explanation; "He disappeared without a trace" [syn: disappear, vanish, go away] [ant: appear]
2: become invisible or unnoticeable; "The effect vanished when day broke" [syn: vanish, disappear, go away]
3: cease to exist; "An entire civilization vanished" [syn: vanish, disappear] [ant: appear, come along]
4: become less intense and fade away gradually; "her resistance melted under his charm"; "her hopes evaporated after years of waiting for her fiance" [syn: melt, disappear, evaporate]

Merriam Webster's

verb Date: 15th century intransitive verb 1. to pass from view 2. to cease to be ; pass out of existence or notice transitive verb to cause the disappearance of • disappearance noun

Oxford Reference Dictionary

v.intr. 1 cease to be visible; pass from sight. 2 cease to exist or be in circulation or use (trams had all but disappeared). Derivatives: disappearance n.

Webster's 1913 Dictionary

Disappear Dis`ap*pear", v. i. [imp. & p. p. Disappeared; p. pr. & vb. n. Disappearing.] 1. To cease to appear or to be perceived; to pass from view, gradually or suddenly; to vanish; to be no longer seen; as, darkness disappears at the approach of light; a ship disappears as she sails from port. 2. To cease to be or exist; as, the epidemic has disappeared.

Collin's Cobuild Dictionary

(disappears, disappearing, disappeared) Frequency: The word is one of the 3000 most common words in English. 1. If you say that someone or something disappears, you mean that you can no longer see them, usually because you or they have changed position. The black car drove away from them and disappeared... Clive disappeared into a room by himself... = vanish VERB: V, V prep 2. If someone or something disappears, they go away or are taken away somewhere where nobody can find them. ...a Japanese woman who disappeared thirteen years ago... VERB: V 3. If something disappears, it stops existing or happening. The immediate security threat has disappeared. VERB: V

Soule's Dictionary of English Synonyms

v. n. 1. Vanish, recede from view, be lost to view, pass out of sight. 2. Cease, cease to appear.

Moby Thesaurus

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