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Collocations for vanish - verb

1. disappear suddenly and completely

ADVERB

just, simply
I turned around and she had simply vanished.
abruptly, instantly, promptly, suddenly
quickly, rapidly
Her feelings of shyness rapidly vanished.
mysteriously
a man who mysteriously vanished from his home last month

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VERB + vanish

seem to
make sb/sth

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PREPOSITION

from
All thoughts of romance vanished from his mind.
into
She vanished into the mist.

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PHRASES

vanish from the face of the earth, vanish from sight, vanish into thin air
At a stroke she could make things vanish into thin air.
vanish without trace

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2. disappear over a period of time

ADVERB

altogether, completely, entirely, totally
Many of these old cinemas have now vanished altogether.
all but, almost, nearly, virtually
a way of life that has now all but vanished
long since
The people who built this temple have long since vanished.
forever
Much of the land we loved has vanished forever.
away

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PREPOSITION

from
This plant is vanishing from our countryside.

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Vanish is used with these nouns as the subject:
mirage, smile

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