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disappear
[ dis-uh-peer ]
verb (used without object)
- to cease to be seen; vanish from sight.
- to cease to exist or be known; pass away; end gradually:
One by one the symptoms disappeared.
- (of a person) to vanish under suspicious circumstances:
The dictator's outspoken opponent disappeared that evening, shortly after midnight.
verb (used with object)
- to cause to disappear:
The magician then disappeared the card.
- to kidnap or arrest and then imprison or kill (a political opponent) without due process of law.
disappear
/ ˌɪəˈɪə /
verb
- intr to cease to be visible; vanish
- intr to go away or become lost, esp secretly or without explanation
- intr to cease to exist, have effect, or be known; become extinct or lost
the pain has disappeared
- tr (esp in South and Central America) to arrest secretly and presumably imprison or kill (a member of an opposing political group)
Derived Forms
- ˌ徱ˈԳ, noun
Other 51Թ Forms
- ԴDz·徱···Բ adjective
- ܲ·徱···Բ adjective
51Թ History and Origins
Origin of disappear1
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Example Sentences
"If they were to completely disappear, the high street or the city centre would be a much worse-off place," he said.
The Los Angeles Conservancy calls it “a wonderful example of the mid-century roadside commercial resources that are so swiftly disappearing from the landscape.”
Ostensibly, the narrator is going to Arkansas because their mom has asked them to come and help her find their father, who has disappeared again.
Both say these symptoms have improved, but some haven’t fully disappeared.
“Once victims invest, the fraudsters disappear with the funds, leaving investors with significant losses.”
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