fade

verb

• 1gradually grow faint and disappear:the noise faded away figurativehopes of peace had faded
• lose or cause to lose color or brightness: [no object]:the fair hair had faded to a dusty gray [with object]: (usually as adjective faded)faded jeans
• (of a flower) lose freshness and wither.
• gradually become thin and weak, especially to the point of death.
• (of a racehorse, runner, etc.) lose strength or drop back, especially after a promising start:she faded near the finish
• (of a radio signal) gradually lose intensity:the signal faded away
• (of a vehicle brake) become temporarily less efficient as a result of frictional heating.

• 2 [with adverbial] (with reference to film and television images) come or cause to come gradually into or out of view, or to merge into another shot: [no object]:fade into scenes of rooms strewn with festive remains [with object]:some shots have to be faded in
• (with reference to recorded sound) increase or decrease in volume or merge into another recording: [no object]:they let you edit the digital data, making it fade in and out [with object]:fade up natural sound

• 3 Golf (of the ball) deviate to the right (or, for a left-handed golfer, the left), typically as a result of spin given to the ball.
• [with object] (of a golfer) cause (the ball) to deviate:he had to fade the ball around a light poleCompare with draw (sense 5 of the verb).

• 4 [with object] North American informal (in craps) match the bet of (another player):Lovejoy faded him for twenty-five cents

noun

• 1the process of becoming less bright:the sun can cause color-fade
• an act of causing a film or television picture to darken and disappear gradually:a fade to black would bring the sequence to a closeCompare with fade-out.

• 2 Golf a shot causing the ball to deviate to the right (or, for a left-handed golfer, the left), usually purposely.