Of light, colour, luminous or coloured objects: To decrease in brilliance or splendour; to become faint or dim. Also (nonce-uses) with pleonastic…

intransitive. Of colour, light, or any object possessing these qualities: To lose brightness or brilliance; to grow dim, faint, or pale. Also with…

To lose colour or brightness; to fade, die away. Const. into. Now rare.

intransitive. Of colour: = fade, v.1 4.

intransitive. Of an activity or emotion: to grow slack, lose vigour or intensity. Also of light, colour, sound, etc.: †to become faint (obsolete).

intransitive. To become soft or moist; (also, of colours) to fade. Obsolete.