The difference between Disappear and Vanish

When used as verbs, disappear means to vanish, whereas vanish means to become invisible or to move out of view unnoticed.


Vanish is also noun with the meaning: the brief terminal part of a vowel or vocal element, differing more or less in quality from the main part.

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  1. Disappear as a verb (intransitive):

    To vanish.

  2. Disappear as a verb (transitive):

    To make vanish.

  3. Disappear as a verb (intransitive):

    To go away; to become lost.

  1. Vanish as a verb:

    To become invisible or to move out of view unnoticed.

  2. Vanish as a verb (mathematics):

    To become equal to zero.

    Examples:

    "The function <math>f(x)=x^2</math> vanishes at <math>x=0</math>."

  1. Vanish as a noun (phonetics):

    The brief terminal part of a vowel or vocal element, differing more or less in quality from the main part.

    Examples:

    "a as in ale ordinarily ends with a vanish of i as in ill."

    "o as in old ordinarily ends with a vanish of oo as in foot."

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  2. Vanish as a noun:

    A magic trick in which something seems to disappear.

    Examples:

    "The French drop is a well-known vanish involving sleight of hand."

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