<p><strong>Verb (used without object)</strong></p><ul><li>to cease to be seen; vanish from sight</li><li>to cease to exist or be known; pass away; end gradually: One by one the symptoms disappeared</li><li>(of a person) to vanish under suspicious circumstances: The dictator's outspoken opponent disappeared that evening, shortly after midnight</li></ul><p><strong>Verb (used with object)</strong></p><ul><li>to cause to disappear: The magician then disappeared the card</li><li>to kidnap or arrest and then imprison or kill (a political opponent) without due process of law</li></ul>