EVANESCING

Verb

evanescing

present participle of evanesce

Source: Wiktionary


EVANESCE

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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