fade

Pronunciation key ( fād )

fade

v.i.

[FADED (-id), FADING], [ME. faden; OFr. fader, < fade pale; prob. < L. vapidus, stale; influenced by L. fatuus, foolish, silly]
[<OF fader <fade, insipid]

1. to become indistinct; loss of clarity; loss of color or brilliance; dim.
2. to lose freshness, vigor, youth or strength; wither; languish; droop; wane
3. to disappear slowly; die out.

v.t.

1. to cause to fade, to grow dim or faint.
2. to cause the loss freshness or brilliance.
3. [slang] to meet the bet of; cover: dice player's term.

Synonyms: vanish, wither

References

Webster's Vest Pocket Dictionary, ©1912

Webster's New World Dictionary of the American Language (College Edition) ©1955

Funk and Wagnall's Standard Dictionary, Comprehensive International Edition, ©1976

Merriam-Webster Dictionary & Thesaurus, ©2004