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fade  (fd)
v. fad·ed, fad·ing, fades
v.intr.
1. To lose brightness, loudness, or brilliance gradually; dim: The lights and music faded as we set sail from the harbor.
2. To lose freshness; wither: summer flowers that had faded.
3. To lose strength or vitality; wane: youthful energy that had faded over the years.
4. To disappear gradually; vanish: a hope that faded. See Synonyms at disappear.
5. Sports To swerve from a straight course, especially in the direction of a slice.
6. Football To move back from the line of scrimmage. Used of a quarterback.
v.tr.
1. To cause to lose brightness, freshness, or strength: Exposure to sunlight has faded the carpet.
2. Sports To hit (a golf ball, for instance) with a moderate, usually controlled slice.
3. Games To meet the bet of (an opposing player) in dice.
n.
1. A gradual diminution or increase in the brightness or visibility of an image in cinema or television.
2. A periodic reduction in the received strength of a radio transmission.
3. Sports A moderate, usually controlled slice, as in golf.
Phrasal Verbs:
fade in
1. To appear gradually.
2. To cause to appear or be heard gradually. Used of a cinematic or television image or of a sound.
fade out
1. To disappear gradually.
2. To cause to disappear gradually. Used of a cinematic or television image or of a sound.

[Middle English faden, from Old French fader, from fade, faded, probably from Vulgar Latin *fatidus, alteration of Latin fatuus, insipid.]

fade
Verb
[fading, faded]
1. to lose brightness, colour, or strength
2. fade away or out to vanish slowly [Middle English fade dull]
ThesaurusLegend:  Synonyms Related Words Antonyms
Noun1.fade - a golf shot that curves to the right for a right-handed golfer; "he took lessons to cure his slicing"
golf shot, golf stroke, swing - the act of swinging a golf club at a golf ball and (usually) hitting it
2.fade - gradually ceasing to be visible
ending, termination, conclusion - the act of ending something; "the termination of the agreement"
Verb1.fade - become less clearly visible or distinguishable; disappear gradually or seemingly; "The scene begins to fade"; "The tree trunks are melting into the forest at dusk"
weaken - become weaker; "The prisoner's resistance weakened after seven days"
2.fade - lose freshness, vigor, or vitality; "Her bloom was fading"
disappear, vanish, go away - get lost, as without warning or explanation; "He disappeared without a trace"
3.fade - disappear gradually; "The pain eventually passed off"
disappear, vanish, go away - get lost, as without warning or explanation; "He disappeared without a trace"
4.fade - become feeble; "The prisoner has be languishing for years in the dungeon"
degenerate, deteriorate, devolve, drop - grow worse; "Her condition deteriorated"; "Conditions in the slums degenerated"; "The discussion devolved into a shouting match"

fade
verb 1. become pale, dull, dim, bleach, wash out, blanch, discolour, blench, lose colour, lose lustre, decolour
verb 2. make pale, dull, dim, bleach, wash out, blanch, discolour, decolour
verb 3. grow dim, dim, fade away, become less loud
verb 4. (usually with away or out) dwindle, disappear, vanish, melt away, fall, fail, decline, flag, dissolve, dim, disperse, wither, wilt, wane, perish, ebb, languish, die out, droop, shrivel, die away, waste away, vanish into thin air, become unimportant, evanesce, etiolate
Translations
fade [feɪd] videscolorarse, desteñirse; [sound, hope] → desvanecerse; [light] → apagarse; [flower] → marchitarse
fade away vi [sound] → apagarse
fade in vt (TV, CINE) → fundir;
(RADIO) [+ sound]; mezclar
vi (TV, CINE) → fundirse;
(RADIO) → oírse por encima
fade out vt (TV, CINE) → fundir;
(RADIO) → apagar, disminuir el volumen de
vi (TV, CINE) → desvanecerse;
(RADIO) → apagarse, dejarse de oír

fade [feɪd] vise décolorer, passer; [light, sound] → s'affaiblir, disparaître; [flower] → se faner
fade away vi [sound] → s'affaiblir
fade in vt [+ picture] → ouvrir en fondu [+ sound]; monter progressivement
fade out vt [+ picture] → fermer en fondu [+ sound]; baisser progressivement

fade [feɪd] viverblassen;
(light) → nachlassen;
(sound) → schwächer werden;
(flower) → verblühen;
(hope) → zerrinnen;
(smile) → verschwinden
fade in fade vt sepallmählich einblenden
fade out fade vt sepausblenden

fade [feɪd] visbiadire, sbiadirsi; [light, sound, hope] → attenuarsi, affievolirsi; [flower] → appassire
fade in vt [+ picture] → aprire in dissolvenza [+ sound]; aumentare gradualmente d'intensità
fade out vt [+ picture] → chiudere in dissolvenza [+ sound]; diminuire gradualmente d'intensità

fade
v fade [feid]
to (make something) lose strength, colour, loudness etc The noise gradually faded (away). verbleik, verlep, verwelk يَبْهَت، يَتلاشى، يَذْبُل прен. изчезвам zvolna mizet; vyblednout; slábnout blive svagere; falme; fortone sig; dø hen verschwinden εξασθενώ, ξεθωριάζω apagarse, debilitarse kahandama, tuhmuma, raugema از بین رفتن vaimeta, haalistua (s')affaiblir לִדהוֹת मुरझाना izblijediti, postupno slabiti elhalványul; elhalkul menurun, meredup fölna, visna; deyja út affievolirsi 消えてゆく 약해지다, 사라지다; 쇠퇴하게 하다 (iš)blėsti, blukti izbalēt; izzust; izgaist; izbalināt pudar (laten) wegsterven, (laten) vervagen /svinne hen, falme, visne zanikać enfraquecer a (se) estompa вянуть; блёкнуть;затихать slabnúť; blednúť pojemati izbledeti mattas, tona (dö) bort, försvinna เลือน zayıflamak 消失;褪色 вицвітати; завмирати رنگ اڑنا یا اڑا دینا phai; nhạt; tan 消失;褪色


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