disappear
dis-ap-pear · verb
Definitions
verb
- 1.
To cease to be visible.
- 2.
To cease to exist or be in use.
- 3.
To go missing or become impossible to find.
- 4.
(Transitive, political context) To cause someone to vanish, typically through abduction or murder.
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Etymology
From Old French desaperer, from Latin dis- meaning "away" + apparere meaning "to appear." First recorded in English in the early 16th century.