Main Entry:: ¹fade
Pronunciation:: \ˈfād\
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
Date:: 14th century

intransitive verb1: to lose freshness, strength, or vitality : wither <fading flowers>2: to lose freshness or brilliance of color3: 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 out5of an automobile brake : to lose braking power gradually6: to move back from the line of scrimmage —used of a quarterback7of a ball or shot : to move in a slight to moderate slicetransitive verb: to cause to fade

— fad·er noun

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