feɪd v. & n. --v. 1 intr. & tr.
lose or
cause to lose
colour. 2 intr. lose freshness or
strength; (of flowers etc.)
droop,
wither. 3 intr. a (of colour,
light, etc.)
disappear gradually;
grow pale or
dim. b (of sound) grow
faint. 4 intr. (of a
feeling etc.)
diminish. 5 intr. (foll. by
away, out) (of a
person etc.) disappear or
depart gradually. 6 tr. (foll. by
in, out) Cinematog. & Broadcasting a cause (a picture) to
come gradually in or
out of
view on a
screen, or to
merge into another shot. b
make (the sound)
more or
less audible. 7 intr. (of a
radio signal)
vary irregularly in
intensity. 8 intr. (of a brake) temporarily lose effectiveness. 9
Golf a intr. (of a ball)
deviate from a
straight course,
esp. in a
deliberate slice. b tr. cause (a ball) to fade. --n.
the action or an
instance of fading. ødo a fade sl. depart. fade away colloq.
languish, grow
thin. fade-in Cinematog. & Broadcasting the action or an instance of fading in a
picture or
sound. fade-out 1 colloq. disappearance,
death. 2 Cinematog. & Broadcasting the action or an instance of fading out a picture or sound. øøfadeless adj. fader n. (in
sense 6 of v.). [ME f. OF fader f. fade
dull,
insipid prob. ult. f. L fatuus
silly + vapidus VAPID]
