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 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 slicetransitive verb : to cause to fade

— fad·er noun