disappear
disappear
verb
/ˌdɪsəˈpɪə(r)/
1 intransitive to become impossible to see
SYNONYM vanish
With that, Matt promptly disappeared.
The mirror made the ceiling seem to disappear.
+ adv./prep. The plane disappeared behind a cloud.
Lisa watched until the train disappeared from view.
Lucy watched his tall figure disappear into the cafe.
Collocations
adverb
altogether
completely
entirely
preposition
behind
from
into
phrases
disappear from sight
disappear from view
2 intransitive to stop existing
SYNONYM vanish
Her nervousness quickly disappeared once she was on stage.
The problem won't just disappear.
Our countryside is disappearing at an alarming rate.
disappear from something Wildlife is fast disappearing from our countryside.
These fish have virtually disappeared from their traditional waters.
3 intransitive to be lost or impossible to find
SYNONYM vanish
I can never find a pen in this house. They disappear as soon as I buy them.
Then one day he simply disappeared.
The plane mysteriously disappeared over the Indian Ocean.
disappear from something The child disappeared from his home some time after four.
4 ​transitive, usually passive be disappeared if a person is disappeared, they are arrested or captured and kept in prison without trial or killed, usually for political reasons
10 000 people have been disappeared and over 160 000 displaced.
One month later, he was disappeared by the regime.
5 ​transitive, often passive to remove something secretly or illegally so that it cannot be found
be disappeared (from something) In the last five years, nearly 5 000 companies have been disappeared from the registry.
disappear something (from something) Soon after the blog post went up, someone disappeared it.
Idioms
disappear/vanish off the face of the earth
disappear, vanish, etc. into thin air
do, perform, stage a disappearing/vanishing act
Word Origin
late Middle English: from dis- (expressing reversal) + appear, on the pattern of French disparaître.