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disappear
[ dis-uh-peer ]
verb (used without object)
- to cease to be seen; vanish from sight.
- to cease to exist or be known; pass away; end gradually:
One by one the symptoms disappeared.
- (of a person) to vanish under suspicious circumstances:
The dictator's outspoken opponent disappeared that evening, shortly after midnight.
verb (used with object)
- to cause to disappear:
The magician then disappeared the card.
- to kidnap or arrest and then imprison or kill (a political opponent) without due process of law.
disappear
/ ˌɪəˈɪə /
verb
- intr to cease to be visible; vanish
- intr to go away or become lost, esp secretly or without explanation
- intr to cease to exist, have effect, or be known; become extinct or lost
the pain has disappeared
- tr (esp in South and Central America) to arrest secretly and presumably imprison or kill (a member of an opposing political group)
Derived Forms
- ˌ徱ˈԳ, noun
Other Word Forms
- ԴDz·徱···Բ adjective
- ܲ·徱···Բ adjective
Word History and Origins
Origin of disappear1
Synonym Study
Example Sentences
The attorney general’s findings drew criticism from advocates for the disappeared.
Most adults who act like Mace in public immediately wish to disappear off the face of the earth in shame.
"If you don't have that funding, and it just disappears overnight, people die."
He said he thought he was a "shoo-in" for fifth place until his housemates began "disappearing" on Friday night's show.
Of every possible subplot, it’s hard to think of a worse one than Chris and Braxton’s hunt to find a family of disappeared Salvadorans.
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