fade

fade
I
(New American Roget's College Thesaurus)
v. pale, dim, bleach, whiten; vanish, disappear; languish, wither, shrivel. See dimness, colorlessness, nonexistence, deterioration, disappearance, weakness, transientness, oblivion.
II
(Roget's IV) v.
1. [To lose color or brightness]
Syn. bleach, tone down, wash out, decolorize, become colorless, blanch, tarnish, dim, dull, discolor, pale, grow dim, flicker, neutralize, become dull, lose luster, achromatize, etiolate.
Ant. color, brighten, glow.
2. [To lose freshness or strength]
Syn. wither, decline, wilt, wane; see decay , weaken 1 , wither .
3. [To diminish in sound]
Syn. hush, quiet, sink; see decrease 1 .
4. [To disappear slowly]
Syn. evaporate, dissolve, die out; see disappear .
See Synonym Study at disappear .
III
(Roget's 3 Superthesaurus) v.
1. lose color pale, dim, wane, wash out, blanch.
2. dwindle disappear, vanish, slacken, wither, waste away, diminish, decline, recede, ebb, wane, languish, die out.
ANT.: 1. brighten, make vivid. 2. grow, increase, brighten
IV
(Roget's Thesaurus II) I verb 1. To become inaudible: die (away, out, or down), fade out. See INCREASE. 2. To lose strength or power: decline, degenerate, deteriorate, fail, flag2, languish, sink, wane, waste (away), weaken. Informal: fizzle (out). Idioms: go downhill, hit the skids. See STRONG, INCREASE. 3. To disappear gradually by or as if by dispersal of particles: dissolve, melt (away). See INCREASE, SEE. 4. To pass out of sight either gradually or suddenly: disappear, evanesce, evaporate, fade out, vanish. See SHOW. II noun A gradual disappearance, especially of a film image: dissolve, fadeaway, fade-out. See INCREASE, SEE.

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