disappear Meaning, Definition & Usage

  1. verb get lost, as without warning or explanation
    go away; vanish.
    • He disappeared without a trace
  2. verb become invisible or unnoticeable
    go away; vanish.
    • The effect vanished when day broke
  3. verb cease to exist
    vanish.
    • An entire civilization vanished
  4. verb become less intense and fade away gradually
    evaporate; melt.
    • her resistance melted under his charm
    • her hopes evaporated after years of waiting for her fiance

WordNet

Dis`ap*pear" intransitive verb
Wordforms
imperfect & past participle Disappeared ; present participle & verbal noun Disappearing
Definitions
  1. To cease to appear or to be perceived; to pass from view, gradually or suddenly; to vanish; to be no longer seen; as, darkness disappears at the approach of light; a ship disappears as she sails from port.
  2. To cease to be or exist; as, the epidemic has disappeared.

Webster 1913