Synonyms: melt, evaporate, disappear
Definition: become less intense and fade away gradually
Usage: her resistance melted under his charm; her hopes evaporated after years of waiting for her fiance
Similar words: weaken
Definition: become weaker
Usage: The prisoner's resistance weakened after seven days
Definition: cease to exist
Usage: An entire civilization vanished
Similar words: cease, stop, terminate, finish, end
Definition: have an end, in a temporal, spatial, or quantitative sense; either spatial or metaphorical
Usage: the bronchioles terminate in a capillary bed; Your rights stop where you infringe upon the rights of other; My property ends by the bushes; The symphony ends in a pianissimo
Synonyms: vanish, go away, disappear
Definition: become invisible or unnoticeable
Usage: The effect vanished when day broke
Similar words: cease, stop, terminate, finish, end
Definition: have an end, in a temporal, spatial, or quantitative sense; either spatial or metaphorical
Usage: the bronchioles terminate in a capillary bed; Your rights stop where you infringe upon the rights of other; My property ends by the bushes; The symphony ends in a pianissimo