disappear vs taper off

disappear

verb
  • To go away; to become lost. 

  • To make vanish; especially, to abduct and murder surreptitiously for political reasons. 

  • To go missing; to become a missing person. 

  • To vanish. 

taper off

verb
  • To diminish or lessen gradually; to become smaller, slower, quieter, etc. 

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