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evanesce verb [ ˌiːvəˈnɛs ]

• pass out of sight, memory, or existence.
• "water moves among reeds, evanesces, shines"
Origin: mid 19th century: from Latin evanescere, from e- (variant of ex- ) ‘out of’ + vanus ‘empty’.

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