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fade
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- pronunciation:
- feId
- features:
- Word Combinations (verb), Word Builder, Word Explorer
part of speech: |
verb |
inflections: |
fades, fading, faded |
definition 1: |
to lose color.
Her black jeans faded when they were washed.- similar words:
- bleach, pale, whiten
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definition 2: |
to gradually disappear (sometimes followed by "out" or "away").
The sound of the train faded away into the distance.- synonyms:
- disappear
- similar words:
- melt, sink, taper, vanish
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definition 3: |
to lose strength.
Her enthusiasm is fading.- synonyms:
- decline
- antonyms:
- thrive
- similar words:
- deteriorate, diminish, droop, dwindle, ebb, pale, sag, shrivel, trail, wane, waste, weaken, wilt
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definition 4: |
to cause to fade.
The sun has faded the blue curtains.- synonyms:
- wither
- similar words:
- bleach, dim, diminish, pale, waste, whiten
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related words: |
decrease, disappear, dissolve, evaporate, fail, fall, lighten, pass, wash |
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