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Definition of FADE

1

to cease to be visible <the departing ship gradually faded over the horizon>

Synonyms dematerialize, dissolve, evanesce, evaporate, fade, flee, fly, go (away), melt, sink, vanish

Related Words blank (out), clear, die (away or down or out), disperse, dissipate, dissolve, dry up; blur, dim

Near Antonyms arrive, break out, come out, emerge, issue, loom, show up

Antonyms appear, materialize

2

to make white or whiter by removing color <years of harsh sunlight had faded the car, which was once fire-engine red>

Synonyms blanch, bleach, blench, decolorize, dull, fade, pale, snow, wash out

Related Words brighten, lighten; dim, mat (also matte or matt); etiolate; whitewash; frost, silver

Near Antonyms blacken; blotch, checker, dapple, daub, discolor, fleck, marble, mottle, pattern, polychrome, shade, speck, speckle, splotch, spot, streak, striate, stripe, tarnish, variegate; color, dye, paint, pigment, stain, tincture, tinge, tint; burnish, polish, shine

Antonyms darken, deepen, embrown

3

to lose bodily strength or vigor <began to fade after battling the disease for years>

Synonyms decay, droop, emaciate, fade, fail, flag, go, lag, languish, sag, sink, waste (away), wilt, wither

Related Words break down, wear out; yield; degenerate, deteriorate, rot, run down

Near Antonyms convalesce, rally, rebound, recover, recuperate; gain