fade

(fād)

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.]

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verb

1. To become inaudible: die (away, out. or down), fade out. See increase/decrease.
2. To lose strength or power: decline, degenerate, deteriorate, fail, flag², languish, sink, wane, waste (away), weaken. Informal fizzle (out). Idioms: go downhill, hit the skids. See increase/decrease, strong/weak.
3. To disappear gradually by or as if by dispersal of particles: dissolve, melt (away). See increase/decrease, see/not see.
4. To pass out of sight either gradually or suddenly: disappear, evanesce, evaporate, fade out, vanish. See show/hide.

phrasal verb - fade out

1. To pass out of sight either gradually or suddenly: disappear, evanesce, evaporate, fade, vanish. See show/hide.
2. To become inaudible: die (away, out. or down), fade. See increase/decrease.
3. To make (a film image) disappear gradually: dissolve. See increase/decrease, see/not see.

noun

A gradual disappearance, especially of a film image: dissolve, fadeaway, fade-out. See increase/decrease, see/not see.

v

Definition: dwindle, die out
Antonyms: enhance, improve, recover, strengthen

v

Definition: lose color
Antonyms: brighten, color, sharpen, strengthen

IN BRIEF: To make or become less bright, strong, or fresh. Also: to slowly pass out of sight or hearing.

As she got older, her memories began to fade away.

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sign description: The index finger of the right hand 'disappears' from left flat hand palm down.

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i. The attenuation of signal strength to very low values (below receiver noise level) that make them indiscernible. The opposite is build.
ii. The decrease in the amount of braking because of either overheating after prolonged and continuous or harsh braking or internal leakages in the system. Also called fading, fadeout, Dellinger effect, or Mögel-Dellinger effect.

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verb
verb, US

1: intr. and trans. To bet against (the player throwing the dice) in the game of craps. (1890 —) . noun

2: to do (or take) a fade US To disappear, leave. (1949 —) .
K. Orvis Then, pal, we'll both do a fade (1962).

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For a list of words related to fade, see:

• Hair Styles - fade: Slang. modified raised or slanted flattop, sometimes with thin, close-shaven trails through it, worn usu. by African-American men; variations include gumby, slope, high-top, high-low, and tribal
• Sound Reproduction Technology - fade: (v) decrease volume; control varying volume between two set of speakers
• Television Technology - fade: gradual reduction in picture from brightness to black
• Football
• Golf
• Directions - fade: drift away from focus of activity

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Dansk (Danish)
v. intr. - visne, falme, svinde, dø hen
v. tr. - få til at visne, få til at falme
n. - toning, bremseevne

idioms:

• fade away    svinde
• fade in    optone
• fade out    udtone

Nederlands (Dutch)
verwelken, verflauwen, vervagen, verdwijnen, langzaam remkracht verliezen, doen vervagen etc., vervaging/ vervloeiing (m.n. filmbeeld), bepaalde beweging in golf, gewoon

Français (French)
v. intr. - se faner, se décolorer, passer (une couleur), s'estomper, se fondre, s'effacer (la mémoire), baisser (la vue), s'évanouir (un espoir), s'affaiblir (le son)
v. tr. - faner, passer (une couleur), (Cin) faire apparaître/disparaître (qch) en fondu
n. - (Cin, TV) diminution progressive de la luminosité/de la visibilité d'une image, (Radio) baisse périodique du son

idioms:

• fade away    s'estomper, s'éteindre, disparaître, dépérir
• fade in    (Cin, TV, Radio) monter, faire apparaître en fondu, apparaître en fondu
• fade out    (Cin, TV, Radio) disparaître en fondu, faire disparaître en fondu

Deutsch (German)
v. - verwelken, verblassen, verbleichen, schwinden
n. - Einblenden, Ausblenden, Überblenden

idioms:

• fade away    verblassen, abklingen
• fade in    eingeblendet werden, einblenden
• fade out    ausgeblendet werden, ausblenden

Ελληνική (Greek)
v. - ξεθωριάζω, αχνοσβήνω, μαραίνομαι, εξασθενώ, σβήνω, ξεβάφω

idioms:

• fade away    αργοσβήνω, (καθομ.) αποσύρομαι διακριτικά
• fade in    εισάγω (εικόνα) σιγά-σιγά, δυναμώνω (τον ήχο) σιγά-σιγά
• fade out    σβήνω (εικόνα) σιγά-σιγά, κατεβάζω (τον ήχο) βαθμιαία

Italiano (Italian)
svanire, indebolire, appassire, sbiadire

idioms:

• fade away    svanire
• fade in    comparire lentamente, aprire in dissolvenza
• fade out    smorzarsi, chiudere in dissolvenza

Português (Portuguese)
v. - perder o vigor

idioms:

• fade away    perder o vigor
• fade in    aparecer gradativamente
• fade out    desaparecer gradativamente

Русский (Russian)
вянуть, линять, расплываться, замирать, затихать, постепенно исчезать

idioms:

• fade away    угасать
• fade in    постепенное появление звука/изображения
• fade out    постепенное исчезновение звука/изображения

Español (Spanish)
v. intr. - desvanecerse, esfumarse, decaer, debilitarse, apagarse, desaparecer gradualmente, marchitarse, fundirse, consumirse, desteñir, decolorarse, palidecer
v. tr. - desvanecerse, marchitar, decolorar, poner pálido
n. - lugar común, disolvencia

idioms:

• fade away    desvanecerse, consumirse
• fade in    aparecer progresivamente, subir progresivamente
• fade out    desaparecer progresivamente, desvanecerse

Svenska (Swedish)
v. - vissna, förblekna

中文（简体）(Chinese (Simplified))
褪色, 凋谢, 消失, 使褪色, 淡入, 淡出

idioms:

• fade away    逐渐凋谢, 慢慢减弱
• fade in    淡入, 渐显
• fade out    渐隐, 渐消, 淡出

中文（繁體）(Chinese (Traditional))
v. intr. - 褪色, 凋謝, 消失
v. tr. - 使褪色
n. - 淡入, 淡出

idioms:

• fade away    逐漸凋謝, 慢慢減弱
• fade in    淡入, 漸顯
• fade out    漸隱, 漸消, 淡出

한국어 (Korean)
v. intr. - 시들다, 바래다, 사라지다
v. tr. - 시들게 하다, (색깔)바래게 하다
n. - 색이 옅어지는 과정

idioms:

• fade away    (희미해져)사라지다
• fade in    (영화)화면이 점점 밝아오는 것
• fade out    서서히 사라짐

日本語 (Japanese)
v. - 色あせる, があせる, 衰える, しおれる, 消えてゆく

idioms:

• fade away    消失する, 見えなくなる, 立ち去る
• fade in    フェードイン音を次第にはっきりさせる
• fade out    フェードアウトする, 消えていく, 次第に消える

العربيه (Arabic)
‏(فعل) يذبل , يذوى , يتلاشى‏

עברית (Hebrew)
v. intr. - ‮דעך, דהה, נמוג‬
v. tr. - ‮הדהה, גרם לאובדן צבע‬
n. - ‮דעיכה, דהיה, היעלמות הדרגתית‬

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