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fade
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- pronunciation:
- feId
- parts of speech:
- intransitive verb, transitive verb, noun
- features:
- Word Combinations (verb, noun), Word Builder, Word Explorer
| part of speech: |
intransitive verb |
| inflections: |
fades, fading, faded |
| definition 1: |
to lose color or brightness gradually; dim.
The black shirt had faded to gray after many washings.My skin was so tan this summer, but it faded.- synonyms:
- dim
- antonyms:
- brighten
- similar words:
- bleach, etiolate, gray, pale, whiten
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| definition 2: |
to lose freshness or strength.
Despite treatment, his health faded over those months.The child's excitement faded when she realized the gift box contained socks.- synonyms:
- decline, flag, languish, wither
- antonyms:
- endure, thrive
- similar words:
- degenerate, deteriorate, diminish, droop, dwindle, ebb, pale, sag, shrivel, trail, wane, waste, weaken, wilt
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| definition 3: |
to gradually vanish (sometimes fol. by "out" or "away").
Her memories of the incident have begun to fade.After their defeat, all hope of the championship faded away.The figure of the man faded into the distance.- synonyms:
- disappear
- similar words:
- deliquesce, evanesce, melt, ooze, sink, taper, vanish
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| definition 4: |
in film and television, to slowly come into view or vanish (usu. fol. by "in" or "out").
The love scene fades out, and the next scene takes place at the beach.- synonyms:
- dissolve
- similar words:
- segue
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| related words: |
blanch, decrease, disappear, discolor, dissolve, evaporate, fail, fall, languish, lighten, merge, pass, perish, sink, wash, waver |
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| part of speech: |
transitive verb |
| definition: |
to cause to fade.
The bright sun faded the dark curtains.- synonyms:
- wither
- antonyms:
- brighten
- similar words:
- blanch, bleach, dim, diminish, gray, pale, waste, whiten
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| related words: |
discolor, lighten, wilt |
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| part of speech: |
noun |
| definition: |
the gradual appearance or disappearance of an image or scene in a film.
We'll end the scene with a fade.- synonyms:
- dissolve
- similar words:
- fade-in, fade-out
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| related words: |
dissolve |
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