evanesce

evanesce

See also: evanescé

English

Etymology

From Latin evanescere (“to vanish”).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˌiːvəˈnɛs/

Verb

evanesce (third-person singular simple present evanesces, present participle evanescing, simple past and past participle evanesced)

1. (intransitive) To disappear into a mist or dissipate in vapor
2. (intransitive, chemistry) To transition from the solid state to gaseous state without ever becoming a liquid

Related terms

• evanescent
• evanescently
• evanescence

Translations

To disappear into a mist

Bulgarian: изчезвам (bg) (izčezvam), изгубвам се (izgubvam se) Russian: испари́ться (ru) (isparítʹsja)

Slovene: izhlapeti

To transition from the solid state to gaseous state

Bulgarian: сублимирам (bg) (sublimiram) German: sublimieren (de)

Russian: сублими́ровать (ru) (sublimírovatʹ) Slovene: sublimirati

See also

• effervesce

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Latin

Verb

ēvānesce

1. second-person singular present active imperative of ēvānescō

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Spanish

Verb

evanesce

1. Formal second-person singular (usted) present indicative form of evanescer.
2. Third-person singular (él, ella, also used with usted^?) present indicative form of evanescer.
3. Informal second-person singular (tú) affirmative imperative form of evanescer.