disappear

verb

(intransitive) To vanish.

(intransitive) To go away; to become lost.

(intransitive) To go missing; to become a missing person.

(transitive, often euphemistic) To make vanish; especially, to abduct or murder for political reasons.

Roots

disdis- · Latin · apart, not pareo-pear · Latin · appear

Synonyms for disappear

vanishv evaporatev evanescev fadev meltv dematerializev dwindlev dissipatev dissolvev vaporizev perishv

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Where does disappear come from?

The word disappear breaks down into 2 roots of Latin origin: dis-, from Latin dis (“apart, not”); and -pear, from Latin pareo (“appear”). Explore each root to see other English words built from the same source.