evanesce

UK: /ˌɛvəˈnɛs/ US: (ev′ə nes′, ev′ə nes′)

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ev•a•nesce  (ev′ə nes′, ev′ə nes′), v.i., -nesced, -nesc•ing. 

1. to disappear gradually;
   vanish;
   fade away.

• Latin ēvānēscere to vanish
• 1815–25

ev′a•nes′cence, n. 
ev′a•nes′ci•ble, adj. 

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evanesce / ˌɛvəˈnɛs/ verb

1. (intransitive) (of smoke, mist, etc) to fade gradually from sight; vanish

Etymology: 19th Century: from Latin ēvānēscere to disappear; see vanish