fade

fade [feıd] v

[Date: 1300-1400; : French; Origin: fader, from Latin fatuus; FATUOUS]

1.) also fade away

to gradually disappear

▪ Hopes of a peace settlement are beginning to fade.

▪ Over the years her beauty had faded a little.

2.) [I and T]

to lose colour and brightness, or to make something do this

▪ the fading evening light

▪ a pair of faded jeans

▪ The sun had faded the curtains.

3.) [i]also fade away

to become weaker physically, especially so that you become very ill or die

4.) [I]

if a team fades, it stops playing as well as it did before

fade in [i]phr v

to appear slowly or become louder, or to make a picture or sound do this

fade sth<=>in

▪ Additional background sound is faded in at the beginning of the shot.

>'fade-in n

fade out phr v

to disappear slowly or become quieter, or to make a picture or sound do this

fade sth<=>out

▪ He slid a control to fade out the music.

>'fade-out n