desvanecer

Spanish

Etymology

From Latin ēvānēscere, present active infinitive of ēvānescō, influenced by the Spanish prefix des-, or less likely through a Vulgar Latin root *disvanescere. Compare the borrowed doublet evanescer. See also Portuguese esvaecer.

Pronunciation

  • (Castilian) IPA(key): /desbaneˈθeɾ/, [d̪ezβaneˈθeɾ]
  • (Latin America) IPA(key): /desbaneˈseɾ/, [d̪ezβaneˈseɾ]

Verb

desvanecer (first-person singular present desvanezco, first-person singular preterite desvanecí, past participle desvanecido)

  1. to vanish
    Synonyms: desaparecer, evanescer

Conjugation

  • Rule: c becomes a zc before a or o.
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