fade

[ feyd ]

/ feɪd /

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verb (used without object), fad·ed, fad·ing.

to lose brightness or vividness of color.

to become dim, as light, or lose brightness of illumination.

to lose freshness, vigor, strength, or health: The tulips have faded.

to disappear or die gradually (often followed by away or out): His anger faded away.

Movies, Television.

to appear gradually, especially by becoming lighter (usually followed by in).
to disappear gradually, especially by becoming darker (usually followed by out).

Broadcasting, Recording.

to increase gradually in volume of sound, as in recording or broadcasting music, dialogue, etc. (usually followed by in).
to decrease gradually in volume of sound (usually followed by out).

Football. (of an offensive back, especially a quarterback) to move back toward one's own goal line, usually with the intent to pass, after receiving the snapback from center or a hand-off or lateral pass behind the line of scrimmage (usually followed by back): The quarterback was tackled while fading back for a pass.

(of an automotive brake) to undergo brake fade.

verb (used with object), fad·ed, fad·ing.

to cause to fade: Sunshine faded the drapes.

(in dice throwing) to make a wager against (the caster).

Movies, Television.

to cause (a scene) to appear gradually (usually followed by in).
to cause (a scene) to disappear gradually (usually followed by out).

Broadcasting, Recording. to cause (the volume of sound) to increase or decrease gradually (usually followed by in or out).

noun

an act or instance of fading.

Movies, Television Informal. a fade-out.

Automotive. brake fade.

Origin of fade

1275–1325; 1915–20 for def 5; Middle English faden, derivative of fade pale, dull < Anglo-French, Old French < Vulgar Latin *fatidus, for Latin fatuus fatuous

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4. See disappear.

OTHER WORDS FROM fade

fad·a·ble, adjective fad·ed·ly, adverb fad·ed·ness, noun pre·fade, verb (used with object), pre·fad·ed, pre·fad·ing.

un·fad·a·ble, adjective un·fad·ed, adjective un·fad·ing, adjective well-fad·ed, adjective

Words nearby fade

fad, fadden, faddish, faddist, faddy, fade, fade away, fade out, fade-in, fade-out, fadeaway

Example sentences from the Web for faded

Our driver glances at us in the rearview mirror and nods before dropping the faded red Toyota Hilux into first gear.

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“He was gentle and courteous even though his love of the U.S. had faded over time,” said Bogucki.

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The edges of the elegant paper are crackled; the ink bled into the linen weave long ago and has not faded.

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The rose had faded from the cheek, the eyes were dim and lustreless.

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Beyond it the hillsides, narrowing in, faded blurred and dim into the hazy distance.

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Even the dim shadows of musical instruments had faded into nothing.

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But the day wore on, the evening sun grew golden, then faded in the purple west—but still he came not!

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The ruddy color in his cheeks was faded, his face was drawn and set.

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British Dictionary definitions for faded

fade

/ (feɪd) /

verb

to lose or cause to lose brightness, colour, or clarity

(intr) to lose freshness, vigour, or youth; wither

(intr; usually foll by away or out) to vanish slowly; die out

to decrease the brightness or volume of (a television or radio programme or film sequence) or (of a television programme, etc) to decrease in this way
to decrease the volume of (a sound) in a recording system or (of a sound) to be so reduced in volume

(intr) (of the brakes of a vehicle) to lose power

to cause (a golf ball) to move with a controlled left-to-right trajectory or (of a golf ball) to veer gradually from left to right

noun

the act or an instance of fading

Derived forms of fade

fadable, adjective fadedness, noun fader, noun

Word Origin for fade

C14: from fade (adj) dull, from Old French, from Vulgar Latin fatidus (unattested), probably blend of Latin vapidus vapid + Latin fatuus fatuous

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fade

verb (used without object), fad·ed, fad·ing.

verb (used with object), fad·ed, fad·ing.

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fade

verb (used without object), fad·ed, fad·ing.

verb (used with object), fad·ed, fad·ing.

noun

Origin of fade

synonym study for fade

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