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disappear

dis·ap·pear [ dìssə pr ] (past and past participle dis·ap·peared, present participle dis·ap·pear·ing, 3rd person present singular dis·ap·pears)


verb 
Definition:
 
1. intransitive verb vanish from sight: to cease to be seen, e.g. by moving away or going behind or into something

2. intransitive verb not be found: to be gone from or no longer be seen in a place without any explanation

3. intransitive verb cease to exist: to no longer exist

4. transitive verb cause opponent to disappear: to make a political opponent disappear by arresting or killing the person without due process of law
It wasn't the first time they had disappeared someone who was in the way.


dis·ap·pear·ance noun
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