fade

One entry found for fade.

Main Entry: ¹fade
Pronunciation: 'fAd
Function: verb
Inflected Form(s): fad·ed; fad·ing
Etymology: Middle English, from Anglo-French *fader, from fade feeble, insipid, from Vulgar Latin *fatidus, alteration of Latin fatuus fatuous, insipid
intransitive verb
1 : to lose freshness, strength, or vitality : WITHER <fading flowers>
2 : to lose freshness or brilliance of color
3 : to sink away : VANISH <a fading memory>
4 : to change gradually in loudness, strength, or visibility -- used of a motion-picture image or of an electronics signal and usually with in or out
5 of an automobile brake : to lose braking power gradually
6 : to move back from the line of scrimmage -- used of a quarterback
7 of a ball or shot : to move in a slight to moderate slice
transitive verb : to cause to fade
- fad·er noun