fade

fade
fade [fād]
vi.
faded, fading [ME faden < OFr fader < fade, pale < VL * fatidus, prob. < L fatuus (see FATUOUS); infl. by vapidus, VAPID]
1. to become less distinct; lose color, brilliance, etc.
2. to lose freshness or strength; wither; wane
3. to disappear slowly; die out
4. to lose braking power: said of brakes that heat and glaze the lining in repeated hard use
5. to curve from its direct course
6. Radio TV to vary in intensity: said of a signal
vt.
1. to cause to fade
☆ 2. Slang to meet the bet of; cover: a dice player's term
3. Golf to deliberately cause (a ball) to slice slightly
n.
1. the act of fading
2. Film, Radio, TVFilm Radio TV a FADE-IN or FADE-OUT
3. Golf the path of a ball that is faded or that slices slightly
SYN.- VANISH
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☆ fade back
Football to move back from the line of scrimmage, as in order to throw a forward pass
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☆ fade in or fade out
Film Radio TV to appear or cause to appear (or disappear) gradually; make or become more (or less) distinct

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