gradually+disappear
1Disappear — Dis ap*pear , v. i. [imp. & p. p. {Disappeared}; p. pr. & vb. n. {Disappearing}.] 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… …
2disappear — [v] vanish; cease abandon, abscond, be done for, be gone, be lost, be no more*, be swallowed up, cease to exist, clear, come to naught, decamp, dematerialize, depart, die, die out, disperse, dissipate, dissolve, drop out of sight*, ebb, end, end… …
3disappear — /dis euh pear /, v.i. 1. to cease to be seen; vanish from sight. 2. to cease to exist or be known; pass away; end gradually: One by one the symptoms disappeared. [1520 30; DIS 1 + APPEAR] Syn. 1. DISAPPEAR, FADE, VANISH suggest that something… …
4disappear — dis•ap•pear [[t]ˌdɪs əˈpɪər[/t]] v. i. 1) to cease to be seen; vanish from sight 2) to cease to exist or be known; pass away 3) to kidnap, imprison, or kill (someone, esp. an opponent of a right wing Latin American government) • Etymology:… …
5disappear — verb ADVERB ▪ altogether, completely, entirely, fully (esp. AmE), totally ▪ all but, effectively, essentially, largely …
6disappear — I (Roget s IV) v. Syn. vanish, fade, come to naught, cease, die, drop out of sight, become imperceptible, withdraw, dissolve, evaporate, pass out of sight, recede from view, cease to be seen, undergo eclipse, pass, go, leave no trace, be… …
7disappear — /dɪsəˈpɪə / (say disuh pear) verb (i) 1. to cease to appear or be seen; vanish from sight. 2. to cease to exist or be known; pass away; end gradually. 3. (of a person) to go missing, especially as a consequence of abduction or arrest for… …
8disappear — Nalo, nalowale, nalohia, pio, hanini, āha ikapupuhi, uholo; ♦ disappear swiftly, mio, miona; ulāheo (rare); ♦ disappear gradually, koli i …
9gradually — adv. Gradually is used with these verbs: ↑abandon, ↑absorb, ↑accumulate, ↑adjust, ↑begin, ↑cease, ↑change, ↑climb, ↑cool, ↑cut, ↑dawn, ↑decline, ↑ …
10Germany — /jerr meuh nee/, n. a republic in central Europe: after World War II divided into four zones, British, French, U.S., and Soviet, and in 1949 into East Germany and West Germany; East and West Germany were reunited in 1990. 84,068,216; 137,852 sq.… …
