FADE Fade, v. i. [imp. & p. p. Faded; p. pr. & vb. n. Fading.] Etym: [OE. faden, vaden, prob. fr. fade, a.; cf. Prov. D. vadden to fade, wither, vaddigh languid, torpid. Cf. Fade, a., Vade.]
1. To become fade; to grow weak; to lose strength; to decay; to perish gradually; to wither, as a plant. The earth mourneth and fadeth away. Is. xxiv. 4.
2. To lose freshness, color, or brightness; to become faint in hue or tint; hence, to be wanting in color. "Flowers that never fade." Milton.
3. To sink away; to disappear gradually; to grow dim; to vanish. The stars shall fade away. Addison He makes a swanlike end, Fading in music. Shak.
FADE
Fade, v. t.
Defn: To cause to wither; to deprive of freshness or vigor; to wear
away.
No winter could his laurels fade. Dryden.
FADED
Fad"ed, a.
Defn: That has lost freshness, color, or brightness; grown dim. "His
faded cheek." Milton.
Where the faded moon Made a dim silver twilight. Keats.
FADEDLY
Fad"ed*ly, adv.
Defn: In a faded manner.
A dull room fadedly furnished. Dickens.