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fade
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- pronunciation:
- feId
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- Word Builder, Word Explorer
| part of speech: |
verb |
| inflections: |
fades, fading, faded |
| definition 1: |
When something fades, it gets lighter in color.
My black shirt faded to gray after I washed it a few times.- synonyms:
- dim
- similar words:
- bleach, pale
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| definition 2: |
When something fades, it disappears or starts to disappear little by little. If something disappears completely, we say that it fades away or fades out.
The light was fading in the room and she had to stop painting.The sound of the parade faded away.- synonyms:
- disappear
- similar words:
- melt, vanish
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| definition 3: |
When something fades, it becomes weaker.
Isabelle's sadness faded when her friends came over to her house to cheer her up.My mom said she is sad because my grandfather's health is fading.The runner's strength began to fade near the end of the race.- synonyms:
- decline
- similar words:
- deteriorate, droop, pale, wane, waste, weaken, wilt
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| definition 4: |
When something fades another thing, it causes it to lose color or strength.
The bright sunlight faded my mother's quilt when she left it to dry outside.- similar words:
- bleach, dim, pale, waste
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| related words: |
decrease, disappear, fail, fall, pass |
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