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   dis·ap·pear

   /ˌdisəˈpir/

   verb

   • 1. cease to be visible: "he disappeared into the trees" Similar vanishpass from sightcease to be visiblevanish from sightrecede from viewbe lost to view/sightfadefade/melt awaywithdrawdepartretireretreatgopassebbwanedissipatebe dispelleddematerializeevaporateliterary:evanesceOpposite appearreappear
   • ▪ cease to exist or be in use: "the tension had completely disappeared" Similar die outdiebecome extinctcease to be/existbe no morecome to an endendpass awaypass into oblivionexpireperishwither awaypeter outfizzle outleave no traceOpposite survivelive on
   • ▪ be lost or go missing; become impossible to find: "my wallet seems to have disappeared" Similar get lostgo missingbe mislaidbe forgottenbe left behindbe stolenbe taken
   • ▪ abduct or arrest and kill or detain (a person) for political reasons, without making their fate known: "it is estimated that some 7000 people have been disappeared by security forces"

   Word Origin late Middle English: from dis- (expressing reversal) + appear, on the pattern of French disparaître.

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   verb. /ˌdɪsəˈpɪə (r)/ /ˌdɪsəˈpɪr/ Verb Forms. Idioms. [intransitive] to become impossible to see synonym vanish. With that, Matt promptly disappeared. The mirror made the ceiling seem to disappear. + adv./prep. The plane disappeared behind a cloud. Lisa watched until the train disappeared from view.

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   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. [...] 2. If someone or something disappears, they go away or are taken away somewhere where nobody can find them. [...] 3. If something disappears, it stops existing or happening. [...] More.