desvanecer

Portuguese

Etymology

From Latin ēvānēscere, present active infinitive of ēvānescō. See also esvaecer.

Pronunciation

• Hyphenation: va‧ne‧cer

Verb

1. to vanish or cause to vanish
2. (reflexive) to fade

   Synonyms: desaparecer, evanescer

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Spanish

Etymology

From Latin ēvānēscere, present active infinitive of ēvānescō, influenced by the Spanish prefix des-, or less likely through a Vulgar Latin root *disvanescere. Compare the borrowed doublet evanescer. See also Portuguese esvaecer.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): (Spain) /desbaneˈθeɾ/ [d̪ez.β̞a.neˈθeɾ]
• IPA^(key): (Latin America) /desbaneˈseɾ/ [d̪ez.β̞a.neˈseɾ]

Verb

1. to vanish
2. (reflexive) to fade

   Synonyms: desaparecer, evanescer

Related terms

• vano