verb

vanish

VAN-ish/ˈvænɪʃ/

To disappear suddenly or cease to be visible.

The soap bubble vanishes as its thin film bursts into droplets.

A soap bubble vanishes as it bursts in midair: only a broken crescent of its delicate film and a few tiny droplets remain above a bubble wand.
Etymology

Latin evanescere covered disappearing, passing away, and dying out. English vanish first described quick disappearance, but later also gradual fading: the central idea is disappearance, not necessarily speed.

In context

Cambridge University Press16:55
newtonian case they'll they go forever right so the wavelength is constant the amplitude exponentially decreases but they never vanish but here we actually show that these wave small undulations vanish
Droplets of Yield Stress Fluids:Mazi Jalaal

More examples

  • The rabbit vanished into the brush.
  • Our hopes had vanished by morning.
  • The old customs are vanishing quickly.

Forms

vanish · vanishes · vanished · vanishing

Similar words

disappear
The general verb, without necessarily suddenness or completeness.
fade
Fade suggests gradual loss of visibility rather than sudden disappearance.