Evˊa-nesce′
(ĕvˊȧ-nĕs′)
,
[
imp. & p. p.
Evanesced
(ĕvˊȧ-nĕst′)
;
p. pr. & vb. n.
Evanescing
.
(ĕvˊȧ-nĕs′sĭng)
.]
[L.
evanescere
;
e
out +
vanescere
to vanish, fr.
vanus
empty, vain. See
Vain
, and cf.
Evanish
.]
To vanish away; to become dissipated and disappear, like vapor.
I believe him to have
evanesced
or evaporated.
De Quincey.