evanesce
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From Latin evanescere, to vanish
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- IPA: /ˌiːvəˈnɛs/
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to evanesce (third-person singular simple present evanesces, present participle evanescing, simple past and past participle evanesced)
- (intransitive) To disappear into a mist or dissipate in vapor
- (intransitive, chemistry) To transition from the solid state to gaseous state without ever becoming a liquid