fade

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.

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

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fade

Verb

[fading, faded]

1. to lose brightness, colour, or strength

2. fade away or out to vanish slowly [Middle English fade dull]

Thesaurus

Noun	1.	fade - a golf shot that curves to the right for a right-handed golfer; "he took lessons to cure his slicing" slicing, slice 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 disappearance ending, termination, conclusion - the act of ending something; "the termination of the agreement"
Verb	1.	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" melt weaken - become weaker; "The prisoner's resistance weakened after seven days"
	2.	fade - lose freshness, vigor, or vitality; "Her bloom was fading" wither 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" blow over, evanesce, fleet, pass off, pass 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" languish degenerate, deteriorate, devolve, drop - grow worse; "Her condition deteriorated"; "Conditions in the slums degenerated"; "The discussion devolved into a shouting match"

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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] vi → descolorarse, 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

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fade [feɪd] vi → se 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

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fade [feɪd] vi → verblassen;

(light) → nachlassen;

(sound) → schwächer werden;

(flower) → verblühen;

(hope) → zerrinnen;

(smile) → verschwinden

fade in fade vt sep → allmählich einblenden

fade out fade vt sep → ausblenden

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fade [feɪd] vi → sbiadire, 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