Ēv'a-nĕsce', v. i.

v. i. [imp. & p. p. EVANESCED (ēv'a-nĕst'); p. pr. & vb. n. EVANESCING.] [Lat. evanescere, from e, out, and vanescere, to vanish, from vanus, empty, vain.] To vanish away; to become dissipated and disappear, like vapor. I believe him to have evanesced and evaporated. De Quincey.