Meanings
- euphemisticinformalnot comparableCaused to disappear by someone, often for political reasons.
- participlepastsimple past and past participle of disappear
In 1866 Colonel J. F. Meline noted that the rebozo had almost disappeared in Santa Fe and that hoop skirts, on sale in the stores, were being widely used.
1948, Carey McWilliams, North from Mexico / The Spanish-Speaking People of The United States, J. B. Lippincott Company, page 75
Translations
Portuguese desaparecido
- desaparecidocaused to disappear
Spanish desaparecido
- desaparecidocaused to disappear
Rhymes & wordplay
Rhymes with disappeared
All rhymes →Cite this entry
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