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1fade — [fād] vi. faded, fading [ME faden < OFr fader < fade, pale < VL * fatidus, prob. < L fatuus (see FATUOUS); infl. by vapidus, VAPID] 1. to become less distinct; lose color, brilliance, etc. 2. to lose freshness or strength; wither;… …
2fade — [c]/feɪd / (say fayd) verb (faded, fading) –verb (i) 1. to lose freshness, vigour, strength, or health: the flower faded. 2. to lose brightness or vividness, as light or colour. 3. (of radio signals) to lose strength due to interference phenomena …
3fade — fadable, adj. fadedly, adv. fadedness, n. /fayd/, v., faded, fading, n. v.i. 1. to lose brightness or vividness of color. 2. to become dim, as light, or lose brightness of illumination. 3. to lose freshness, vigor, strength, or health: The tulips …
4fade — [[t]feɪd[/t]] v. fad•ed, fad•ing, n. 1) to lose brightness or vividness of color 2) to become dim, as light, or lose brightness of illumination 3) to lose freshness, vigor, strength, or health 4) to disappear or die gradually (often fol. by away… …
5fade — I. verb (faded; fading) Etymology: Middle English, from Anglo French *fader, from fade feeble, insipid, from Vulgar Latin *fatidus, alteration of Latin fatuus fatuous, insipid Date: 14th century intransitive verb 1. to lose freshness, strength,… …
6Fade — Fade, v. t. To cause to wither; to deprive of freshness or vigor; to wear away. [1913 Webster] No winter could his laurels fade. Dryden. [1913 Webster] …
7fade — ► VERB 1) gradually grow faint and disappear. 2) lose or cause to lose colour. 3) (with reference to a film or video image or recorded sound) increase or decrease in clarity or volume. ► NOUN ▪ an act or instance of fading. ORIGIN Old French… …
8fade in — Cause to appear (or disappear) light, sound or picture gradually, in manipulating machinery for TV, radio, cinema or stage production …
9fade out — Cause to appear (or disappear) light, sound or picture gradually, in manipulating machinery for TV, radio, cinema or stage production …
10fade — v. & n. v. 1 intr. & tr. lose or cause to lose colour. 2 intr. lose freshness or strength; (of flowers etc.) droop, wither. 3 intr. a (of colour, light, etc.) disappear gradually; grow pale or dim. b (of sound) grow faint. 4 intr. (of a feeling… …