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   evanesce

   /ˌiːvəˈnɛs/

   verb

   • 1. pass out of sight, memory, or existence: literary "water moves among reeds, evanesces, shines"

   Word Origin mid 19th century: from Latin evanescere, from e- (variant of ex-) ‘out of’ + vanus ‘empty’.

   Scrabble Points: 13

   • E

     1

   • V

     4

   • A

     1

   • N

     1

   • E

     1

   • S

     1

   • C

     3

   • E

     1

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