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Fade

feɪd

Fade definitions

verb

Inflections:

fade faded fades fading

gradually grow faint and disappear

"the light had faded and dusk was advancing"

Synonyms:
dim grow dim grow faint grow feeble fail dwindle grow less die away wane disappear vanish decline dissolve peter out melt away evanesce
- lose or cause to lose colour or brightness
  
  "his fair hair had faded to a dusty grey"
- (of a flower) lose freshness and wither
- (of a racehorse, runner, etc.) lose strength and cease to perform well
  
  "she faded near the finish"
- (of a radio signal) gradually lose intensity
  
  "the signal faded away"
- (of a vehicle brake) become temporarily less efficient as a result of frictional heating
  
  "the brakes faded, needing a firmer push to bring the car to halt"
(with reference to film and television images) come or cause to come gradually into or out of view, or to merge into another shot

"fade into scenes of rooms strewn with festive remains"
- (with reference to recorded sound) increase or decrease in volume or merge into another recording
  
  "they let you edit the digital data, making it fade in and out"
(of the ball) deviate to the right (or, for a left-handed golfer, the left), typically as a result of spin given to the ball

"the ball faded toward an area left of the green"
- (of a golfer) cause (the ball) to deviate
  
  "he had to fade the ball around a light pole"
(in craps) match the bet of (another player)

"Lovejoy faded him for twenty-five cents"