Emily Dickinson Lexicon

vanish (-ed, -es), v. [OFr evaniss.] (webplay: depart, land, rising sun, sense, sight).

1. Disappear; exit; [fig.] die; expire; perish; fade away.
2. Flee; emigrate; fly away; leave a scene.
3. Transform; change into another season of the year.
4. Sink; slip away; dive downward.
5. Become invisible.