Meanings
verbevanesce (third-person singular simple present evanesces, present participle evanescing, simple past and past participle evanesced)
present singular third person evanesces · participle present evanescing · participle past evanesced · past evanesced
- intransitivechemistryTo transition from the solid state to gaseous state without ever becoming a liquid
Synonyms & antonyms
Synonym sets from Open English WordNet, CC BY 4.0.
Origin
- Latinevanescere“to vanish”
- Englishevanesce
From Latin evanescere (“to vanish”). Doublet of vanish.
More words from Latin
Full word history & related roots →Translations
Bulgarian изчезвам, изгубвам се
- изчезвам (izčezvam)To disappear into a mist
- изгубвам се (izgubvam se)To disappear into a mist
- сублимирам (sublimiram)To transition from the solid state to gaseous state
German sublimieren
- sublimierenTo transition from the solid state to gaseous state
Russian испари́ться, сублими́ровать
- испари́ться (isparítʹsja)To disappear into a mist
- сублими́ровать (sublimírovatʹ)To transition from the solid state to gaseous state
Spanish evanescer, desvanecer
- evanescerTo disappear into a mist
- desvanecerTo disappear into a mist
- esfumarTo disappear into a mist
- evanescerTo transition from the solid state to gaseous state
- esfumarTo transition from the solid state to gaseous state
- desvanecerTo transition from the solid state to gaseous state
Cite this entry
APA
evanesce. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 3, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/evanesce
MLA
“evanesce.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/evanesce. Accessed November 3, 2026.
Chicago
WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “evanesce,” accessed November 3, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/evanesce.
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