to fade
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1.2
- verb
- /feɪd/
:
desvanecerse
- As the sun set, the colors in the sky began to fade into darkness.
- fade away
- fade from memory
- fade into the background
You will have multiple days when the hope fades more and more and more.
- You will have multiple days when the hope fades more and more and more.
- So where is vaccine induced protection fades after four to six months.
- And she said, well, looks fade, lust dissolve.
- Want it to be real dark on the outside and fade to the inside.
- And that way, as this starts to fade, I can use my own mix.
- The sort of thing that is never going to fade in their minds.
- This whole damn world is dreamlike because it just fades into these memories.
- And then, like anything, it just starts to fade and you're living your day-to-day life.
- Now that is something that's going to help fade the dark spots.
- And by the way, it doesn't fade, it lasts really well.
- And you just see that they just sort of fade into the woodwork.
- The truth is all of that will fade in time.
Examples
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If the Tea Party movement fades away, other voices of populist protest will take its place.
Academic text (2011) -
But one way she creates space for herself is by fading into the background.
Academic text (2011) -
Now I just want this to fade out into the skin.
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And I want it to fade in to one another like that.
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Want it to be real dark on the outside and fade to the inside.
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Then we're going to gradually fade it further in.
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Hopes of military success must fade for accommodation to become more attractive than further combat.
Academic text (1999) -
You will have multiple days when the hope fades more and more and more.
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The language has died, the music has faded, and the rituals are forgotten.
Academic text (2008) -
The promise of the developmentalist approach faded almost as quickly as it had emerged.
Academic text (1991)
Synonyms
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1.0
To stop being seen or to no longer be there
463
1.0
To stop being seen or felt
199
1.0
To move into a different state or condition
93
4.0
An effect or feeling that becomes less strong and then stops
83
4.2
Gradually make someone's trust, belief, or support weaker over time
73
2.8
To become part of the background and less clear
72
5.1
To become smaller or less in number over time
69
3.0
To become weaker and then disappear over time
52
3.6
To become less serious or be forgotten over time
49
2.6
Become less in number, amount, or quality
48
6.8
To make something spread out and disappear, for example fog or tension
43
3.9
To slowly disappear or become less clear
38
4.1
Gradually become less strong until a feeling is gone
19
4.3
To become less in amount or quality
15
3.9
Gradually become harder to see or quieter until it disappears
15
3.2
Move slowly through the air or water until out of sight
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6.3
To lose electrical charge or current slowly over time
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3.5
To slowly disappear or stop existing
9
5.6
To slowly become weaker and then stop
9
4.5
To become smaller or weaker over time until it stops
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4.2
To become quieter and then stop
2
3.3
To become less over time
1
4.6
Slowly get smaller in number or amount until nothing remains
1
5.6
To move back slowly, like water leaving a shore
1
5.1
To become slowly smaller or less until almost nothing remains
1
8.2
To disappear completely because of neglect or bad weather
1
9.9
To gradually fade away
To disappear slowly like mist
To become less strong over time
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Etymology
The word fade once described light or color slowly growing dim. A helpful way to remember it is to imagine a colour 'fading' until it 'disappears', so fade means 'to gradually disappear' or to lose strength.