<p><strong>Verb (used without object)</strong></p><ul><li>to disappear from sight, especially quickly; become invisible: The frost vanished when the sun came out</li><li>to go away, especially furtively or mysteriously; disappear by quick departure: The thief vanished in the night</li><li>to disappear by ceasing to exist; come to an end: The pain vanished after he took an aspirin</li><li>(of a number, quantity, or function) to become zero</li></ul><p><strong>Verb (used with object)</strong></p><ul><li>to cause to disappear</li></ul><p><strong>Noun</strong></p><ul><li>Phonetics: the last part of a vowel sound when it differs noticeably in quality from the main sound, as the faint (ē) at the end of the (ā) in the pronunciation of pain</li></ul>