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Fade

/fād/

verb
- 1. gradually grow faint and disappear: "hopes of peace had faded" Similar dimgrow dimgrow faintgrow feeblefaildwindlegrow lessdie awaywanedisappearvanishdeclinedissolvepeter outmelt awayevanesceOpposite increase
- ▪ lose or cause to lose color or brightness: "his fair hair had faded to a dusty gray" Similar become palegrow palepalebecome bleachedbecome washed outlose colordecolordecolorizediscolordulldimgrow dullgrow dimlose lusterbleachwash outmake paledecolordecolorizeblanchwhitendulldiscolordimetiolateOpposite brightenenhancebrighten
- ▪ (of a flower) lose freshness and wither. Similar witherwiltdroopshriveldecaydieperishtechnical:become marcescentrare:etiolate
- ▪ (of a racehorse, runner, etc.) lose strength or drop back, especially after a promising start: "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"
- 2. (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"
- 3. (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"
- 4. (in craps) match the bet of (another player): informal North American "Lovejoy faded him for twenty-five cents"
noun
- 1. the process of becoming less bright: "the sun can cause color-fade"
- ▪ an act of causing a film or television picture to darken and disappear gradually: "a fade to black would bring the sequence to a close"
- 2. a shot causing the ball to deviate to the right (or, for a left-handed golfer, the left), usually purposely: "when they get to the 18th the ideal shot is a fade"
- ▪ a pass thrown so that the ball descends directly over the receiver's shoulder, especially as they veer toward the sideline: "shortly after receiving the snap, he threw a fade to Crabtree"
- 3. a haircut in which the hair is left long on top of the head but cropped close to the sides and back with the length of hair gradually decreasing: "a fade is extremely versatile and can be adjusted to different hair types and lengths"
Word Origin Middle English (in the sense ‘grow weak’): from Old French fader, from fade ‘dull, insipid’, probably based on a blend of Latin fatuus ‘silly, insipid’ and vapidus ‘vapid’.
Derivatives
- 1. fadeless adjective
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