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fade

One entry found.

Main Entry: fade

Function: verb

Inflected Form(s): faded, fading

Language: English

intransitive verb

1 wither : debilitarse (dícese de las personas), marchitarse (dícese de las flores y las plantas)
2 discolor : desteñirse, decolorarse
3 dim : apagarse (dícese de la luz), perderse (dícese de los sonidos), fundirse (dícese de las imágenes)
4 vanish : desvanecerse, decaer

transitive verb

discolor : desteñir

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