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Definitions for Fade

[1] to lose brightness or vividness of color.
[2] to become dim, as light, or lose brightness of illumination.
[3] to lose freshness, vigor, strength, or health: The tulips have faded.
[4] to disappear or die gradually (often followed by away or out ): His anger faded away.
[5] Movies , Television . to appear gradually, especially by becoming lighter (usually followed by in ). to disappear gradually, especially by becoming darker (usually followed by out ).
[6] 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 ).
[7] 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.
[8] (of an automotive brake) to undergo brake fade.
[9] to cause to fade: Sunshine faded the drapes.
[10] (in dice throwing) to make a wager against (the caster).
[11] Movies , Television . to cause (a scene) to appear gradually (usually followed by in ). to cause (a scene) to disappear gradually (usually followed by out ).
[12] Broadcasting , Recording . to cause (the volume of sound) to increase or decrease gradually (usually followed by in or out ).
[13] an act or instance of fading.
[14] Movies , Television Informal . a fade-out.
[15] Automotive . brake fade.
[16] to lose or cause to lose brightness, colour, or clarity
[17] (intr) to lose freshness, vigour, or youth; wither
[18] (intr; usually foll by away or out) to vanish slowly; die out
[19] 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
[20] (intr) (of the brakes of a vehicle) to lose power
[21] 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
[22] the act or an instance of fading

Words related to Fade

dim, evaporate, dissolve, vanish, dull, disappear, sink, ebb, wane, wilt, weaken, lessen, wither, melt, abate, fall, fail, diminish, deteriorate, blanch

Words nearby Fade

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

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

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

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

Synonyms for Fade

dim, disappear, dissolve, dull, evaporate, vanish, achromatize, blanch, bleach, blench, clear, decolorize, discolor, etiolate, muddy, neutralize, pale, tarnish, become colorless, evanish, grow dim, lose brightness, lose luster, tone down, wash out