Definitions

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  • verb To disappear (magically)

Etymologies

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A negative back-formation from apparition (see usage notes).

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Examples

  • It's a bloodless affair, however, down to the way enemies conveniently "disapparate" when defeated.

    SFGate: Top News Stories Erick Wong 2010

  • Apparition is a form of teleportation: a magical person can disapparate (disappear) from one place and apparate (reappear) elsewhere.

    NPR Topics: News 2011

  • Apparition is a form of teleportation: a magical person can disapparate (disappear) from one place and apparate (reappear) elsewhere.

    NPR Topics: News 2011

  • It doesn't even take that long for the last wisps of a vapornews story to disapparate before our eyes, leaving barely a trace of the subject's existence.

    TIME.com: Top Stories 2010

  • All employees at G-9 and above are allowed to disapparate.

    FCW News 2009

  • CDY was tagged "a billion times" in the 25 Things About Me meme, posted them, and then made them disapparate.

    WhimsyLand 2009

  • *hugz leeza titelee & holdz on sew she duzzint disapparate agin*

    Element of Surprise Kitteh - Lolcats 'n' Funny Pictures of Cats - I Can Has Cheezburger? 2008

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