fade¹ /fād/

1. To lose strength, freshness, loudness, brightness or colour gradually
2. To grow pale, dull or faint
3. To die away
4. To disappear

1. To cause to fade
2. To cause to change gradually in distinctness (as in fade out, fade in)
3. To hit (the ball) intentionally in such a way that it moves from left to right in the air (if right-handed) or from right to left (if left-handed) (golf)

1. A fading
2. Spin imparted on the ball to make it move from left to right in the air for a right-handed player or from right to left for a left-handed player (golf)
3. A golf shot the imparts this movement

Faded, weak

fāˈdable adjective

fāˈdedly adverb

fāˈdedness noun

fādeˈless adjective

1. Unfading
2. Not liable to fade

fādeˈlessly adverb

fāˈder noun

A sliding control as used eg on audio and lighting equipment to set levels of sound and light

fādˈing noun and adjective

fāˈdy adjective

Wearing away

fadeˈ-away noun

A gradual disappearance

fade down

(of sound or light) to fade out (fadeˈ-down noun)

fade in

In films, radio, television, etc, to introduce (sound or a picture) gradually, bringing it up to full volume or clarity (fadeˈ-in noun)

fade out

In films, radio, television, etc, to cause (sound or a picture) to disappear gradually (fadeˈ-out noun)

fade up

(of sound or light) to fade in (fadeˈ-up noun)

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