lapse vs vanish

lapse is a noun but vanish is not a noun.

Word	Noun	Adjective	Verb	Adverb
lapse	Yes	No	Yes	No
vanish	No	No	Yes	No

As verbs, vanish is a hyponym of lapse; that is, vanish is a word with a more specific, narrower meaning than lapse:

Other hyponyms of lapse include fell, fly.

lapse (noun)	vanish (noun)
a mistake resulting from inattention
a failure to maintain a higher state
a break or intermission in the occurrence of something

lapse (verb)	vanish (verb)
go back to bad behavior	get lost, as without warning or explanation
drop to a lower level, as in one's morals or standards	decrease rapidly and disappear
end, at least for a long time	cease to exist
for time to move forward	pass away rapidly
pass into a specified state or condition; sink into	become invisible or unnoticeable
let slip