Hypertext Webster Gateway: "disappear"
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) (web1913)
Disappear \Dis`ap*pear"\, v. i. [imp. & p. p. {Disappeared}; p.
pr. & vb. n. {Disappearing}.]
1. To cease to appear or to be perceived; to pass from view,
gradually or suddenly; to vanish; to be no longer seen;
as, darkness disappears at the approach of light; a ship
disappears as she sails from port.
2. To cease to be or exist; as, the epidemic has disappeared.
From WordNet (r) 1.7 (wn)
disappear
v 1: get lost, esp. without warning or explanation; "He
disappeared without a trace" [syn: {vanish}, {go away}]
[ant: {appear}]
2: become invisible or unnoticeable; "The effect vanished when
day broke [syn: {vanish}, {go away}]
3: cease to exist; "An entire civilization vanished" [syn: {vanish}]
[ant: {appear}]
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