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vanishes

v.
B2 Upper Intermediate US //ˈvænɪʃɪz// UK //vˈænɪʃɪz// van·ish·es

v. disappears suddenly or completely so that you can no longer see it. It is often used when something goes away in a way that seems mysterious or surprising.

v. disappears suddenly and completely from sight or existence. The third-person singular present form of 'vanish'; typically used intransitively without a direct object.


SIMPLE

The sun vanishes behind the clouds.

CONTEXTUAL

Every morning, the thick fog vanishes as soon as the sun rises over the valley.

COMPLEX

In many local legends, the ghost vanishes the moment a living person attempts to speak to it, leaving behind only a faint scent of lavender.

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The verb is intransitive and does not take a direct object.

Pitfall

The magician vanishes the rabbit.The magician makes the rabbit vanish.Vanish is intransitive; it cannot be used with an object to mean 'to make something disappear'.

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