evanesce
See also: evanescé
English
Etymology
From Latin evanescere (“to vanish”). Doublet of vanish.
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /ˌiːvəˈnɛs/
Audio (Southern England): (file)
Verb
evanesce (third-person singular simple present evanesces, present participle evanescing, simple past and past participle evanesced)
- (intransitive) To disappear into a mist or dissipate in vapor
- (intransitive, chemistry) To transition from the solid state to gaseous state without ever becoming a liquid
Related terms
Translations
To disappear into a mist
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To transition from the solid state to gaseous state
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See also
Latin
Verb
ēvānēsce
- second-person singular present active imperative of ēvānēscō
Spanish
Verb
evanesce
- inflection of evanescer:
- third-person singular present indicative
- second-person singular imperative