Vanish vs Vacate - What's the difference?
vanish | vacate |
To become invisible or to move out of view unnoticed.
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*:The Bat—they called him the Bat. Like a bat he chose the night hours for his work of rapine; like a bat he struck and vanished , pouncingly, noiselessly; like a bat he never showed himself to the face of the day.
(lb) To become equal to zero.
:The function f(x)=x2 vanishes at x=0.
(phonetics) The brief terminal part of a vowel or vocal element, differing more or less in quality from the main part.
To move out of a dwelling, either by choice or by eviction.
To leave an office or position.
To have a court judgement set aside; to annul.
To leave an area, usually as a result of orders from public authorities in the event of a riot or natural disaster.
As verbs the difference between vanish and vacate
is that vanish is to become invisible or to move out of view unnoticed while vacate is to move out of a dwelling, either by choice or by eviction.As a noun vanish
is (phonetics) the brief terminal part of a vowel or vocal element, differing more or less in quality from the main part.vanish
English
Verb
(es)Synonyms
* disappearDerived terms
* vanishing sprayNoun
(vanishes)- a as in ale ordinarily ends with a vanish of i as in ill.
- o as in old ordinarily ends with a vanish of oo as in foot.
- (Rush)
See also
* glide (Webster 1913)vacate
English
Verb
(vacat)- I have to vacate my house by midday, as the new owner is moving in.
- You are hereby ordered to vacate the premises within 14 days.
- ''He vacated his coaching position because of the corruption scandal.
- ''The judge vacated the earlier decision when new evidence was presented.
- ''If you do not immediately vacate the area, we will make you leave with tear gas!