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disappear
[ dis-uh-peer ]
verb (used without object)
- 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.
verb (used with object)
- to cause to disappear:
The magician then disappeared the card.
- to kidnap or arrest and then imprison or kill (a political opponent) without due process of law.
disappear
/ ˌɪəˈɪə /
verb
- intr to cease to be visible; vanish
- intr to go away or become lost, esp secretly or without explanation
- intr to cease to exist, have effect, or be known; become extinct or lost
the pain has disappeared
- tr (esp in South and Central America) to arrest secretly and presumably imprison or kill (a member of an opposing political group)
Derived Forms
- ˌ徱ˈԳ, noun
Other Word Forms
- ԴDz·徱···Բ adjective
- ܲ·徱···Բ adjective
Word History and Origins
Origin of disappear1
Synonym Study
Example Sentences
He said he thought he was a "shoo-in" for fifth place until his housemates began "disappearing" on Friday night's show.
Of every possible subplot, it’s hard to think of a worse one than Chris and Braxton’s hunt to find a family of disappeared Salvadorans.
In a town where so much has disappeared, a new place to grieve has emerged in an Altadena parking lot.
It is not clear whether McCourt was away from the prison on licence when he disappeared.
Also appearing are a sort of Rosencrantz and Guildenstern, who are not the only characters to quickly disappear once a minor point has been made.
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