disappear

dis-ap-pear · verb

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Definitions

verb

  1. 1.

    To cease to be visible.

  2. 2.

    To cease to exist or be in use.

  3. 3.

    To go missing or become impossible to find.

  4. 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.