What is the Latin word for disappear?

The usual Latin words for “disappear” are ēvānēscō, abeō, auferō; also tollō, obscūrō, extābēscō. The right choice depends on the sense; see the distinctions below.

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“disappear” in Latin

ēvānēscōto vanish, disappear, pass away; to fade away, or die out; to lapse abeōto depart, go away, go off, exit; to change one's nature; synonym of eō auferōto take or snatch away; take by force, remove, take away violently, abduct, rob, steal, snatch, confiscate; to lay aside tollōto raise, lift up, elevate; to remove, take away, steal, rob; to destroy, eliminate, annul obscūrōto darken, obscure; to conceal, hide; to blind, becloud understanding extābēscōto melt away, vanish, disappear occultōto conceal, hide opīniōopinion, conjecture, imagination, fancy, belief, expectation; reputation, esteem; report, rumor

Riddle & Arnold A Copious and Critical English–Latin Lexicon, 1864

disappear

evanescere (PROP. of dew, etc.; then of reports, etc.; and figuratively of hopes): evolare e conspectu (pass rapidly out of sight; of ships, etc.): abire (go away; PROP. and figuratively; of a pestilence, fear, an evil, time, etc.): auferri (to be carried away or removed; legally or illegally; PROP.): tolli (to be taken out of the way; PROP. and figuratively): obscurari (to be darkened; of the stars): extabescere (used figuratively of what dies away; e.g., opiniones, Cic.): occultari (to be hidden; opposed to aperiri of the stars): se abdere: se abdere in occultum (to hide one’s self; ofpersons): se subtrahere: clam se subducere (of persons absconding). The ship soon disappeared, navis evolabat e conspectu quasi fugiens: the land soon disappeared, celeriter e conspectu terrae ablati sunt (Liv., 29, 27): the silver tables disappeared from all the temples, mensae argenteae ex omnibus templis sublatae sunt: those times have disappeared, abiit illud tempus: the evil disappeared for a short time, malum abiit in diem: every memorial of them has disappeared, eorum memoria evanuit: this custom has totally disappeared, consuetudo de civitate sublata est: the fear of regal government has disappeared, timor regni sublatus est: not only the thing, but its very name has disappeared, cum re nomen quoque vetustate abolevit (Liv. 1, 23).

Quick answer

What is the Latin word for disappear?: The usual Latin words for “disappear” are ēvānēscō, abeō, auferō; also tollō, obscūrō, extābēscō. The right choice depends on the sense; see the distinctions below.

Entry from J. E. Riddle & T. K. Arnold, A Copious and Critical English–Latin Lexicon (rev. C. Anthon, New York: Harper, 1864), digitised by Fergus J. P. Walsh, CC BY-SA 4.0; Latin markup adapted by latindictionary.co.