entschwinden

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German

Etymology

ent- +‎ schwinden. Compare synonymous Middle High German entswīnen.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ɛntˈʃvɪndn̩/
  • Hyphenation: ent‧schwin‧den
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Verb

entschwinden (class 3 strong, third-person singular present entschwindet, past tense entschwand, past participle entschwunden, past subjunctive entschwände, auxiliary sein)

  1. (intransitive, formal) to disappear, vanish
    • 1906, Hermann Hesse, Unterm Rad [Beneath the Wheel]‎, Berlin: S. Fischer:
      Die Entfernung und die entschwindende Zeit veränderten das allgemeine Urteil und manche sahen dem seinerzeit ängstlich gemiedenen Flüchtling später nach wie einem entflogenen Adler.
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