EVANESCE

evanesce, fade, blow over, pass off, fleet, pass

(verb) disappear gradually; “The pain eventually passed off”

Source: WordNet® 3.1


Etymology

Verb

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

Source: Wiktionary


Ev`a*nesce", v. i. [imp. & p. p. Evanesced; p. pr. & vb. n. Evanescing. (.] Etym: [L. evanescere; e out + vanescere to vanish, fr. vanus empty, vain. See Vain, and cf. Evanish.]

Definition: To vanish away; to because dissipated and disappear, like vapor. I believe him to have evanesced or evaporated. De Quincey.

Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition



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STAGNATION

(noun) a state of inactivity (in business or art etc); “economic growth of less than 1% per year is considered to be economic stagnation”


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