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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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   Learn the meaning of disappear, a verb that describes when people or things go somewhere where they cannot be seen or found, or when they no longer exist. See synonyms, antonyms, and usage examples from the Cambridge Dictionary.

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   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.

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   When something disappears, it's gone. To disappear is to vanish, evaporate, or just fade away.

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   1. ( intr) to cease to be visible; vanish. 2. ( intr) to go away or become lost, esp secretly or without explanation. 3. ( intr) to cease to exist, have effect, or be known; become extinct or lost: the pain has disappeared.

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   Learn the meaning, pronunciation, synonyms and examples of the verb disappear, which means to become impossible to see or to stop existing. Find out how to use disappear in different contexts, such as being arrested, removed or vanished.

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   Learn the meaning of disappear, a verb that describes when people or things go somewhere where they cannot be seen or found, or when they no longer exist. See synonyms, antonyms, and usage examples from various sources.