1. to fade away gradually and disappear
Usage: formal; literary

Examples

• The morning mist began to evanesce as the sun rose higher.
• Her childhood memories seemed to evanesce with each passing year.
• The ghost in the story would evanesce whenever someone approached.
• As the medication wore off, his pain relief started to evanesce.
• The artist watched his chalk drawing evanesce in the rain.
• Hope began to evanesce as the rescue efforts continued without success.