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fade
[feyd]
verb, fad⋅ed, fad⋅ing, noun –verb (used without object)
| 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 fol. by away or out): His anger faded away. |
| 5. | Movies, Television.
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| 6. | Broadcasting, Recording.
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| 7. | Football. (of an offensive back, esp. 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 fol. by back): The quarterback was tackled while fading back for a pass. |
| 8. | (of an automotive brake) to undergo brake fade. |
–verb (used with object)
| 9. | to cause to fade: Sunshine faded the drapes. |
| 10. | (in dice throwing) to make a wager against (the caster). |
| 11. | Movies, Television.
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| 12. | Broadcasting, Recording. to cause (the volume of sound) to increase or decrease gradually (usually fol. by in or out). |
–noun
| 13. | an act or instance of fading. |
| 14. | Movies, Television Informal. a fade-out. |
| 15. | Automotive. brake fade. |
Origin:
1275–1325; 1915–20 for def. 5; ME faden, deriv. of fade pale, dull < AF, OF < VL *fatidus, for L fatuus fatuous
1275–1325; 1915–20 for def. 5; ME faden, deriv. of fade pale, dull < AF, OF < VL *fatidus, for L fatuus fatuous

Related forms:
fad⋅a⋅ble, adjective
fad⋅ed⋅ly, adverb
fad⋅ed⋅ness, noun
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fade (fād) v. fad·ed, fad·ing, fades v. intr.
fade in
[Middle English faden, from Old French fader, from fade, faded, probably from Vulgar Latin *fatidus, alteration of Latin fatuus, insipid.] |
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Faded
Fad"ed\, a. That has lost freshness, color, or brightness; grown dim. "His faded cheek." --Milton. Where the faded moon Made a dim silver twilight. --Keats.
Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary, © 1996, 1998 MICRA, Inc.
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