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Word of the Day – Evanesce

By May 23, 2019Word of the Day

Evanesce (verb) (literary)

ee-van-ess

Pass out of sight, memory, or existence.

Mid 19th century: from Latin evanescere, from e- (variant of ex-) ‘out of’ + vanus ‘empty’.

Example sentences

“water moves among reeds, evanesces, shines.”

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