fade
faded; fading; fades
When things fade, they gradually become less clear or more faint. When you wake up after having a strange dream, its details quickly begin to fade unless you write them down right away.
Dreams usually fade once you wake up, and sunlight begins to fade toward the end of the day. Sounds can fade too, as when the music you can hear from a passing car begins to fade as it moves down the road. Disappointments in life can make your hopes and dreams fade, and the smell of cut flowers will eventually fade as well. The Old French root word, fader, means "weaken, wilt, or wither."
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become less clearly visible or distinguishable; disappear gradually or seemingly
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disappear gradually
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gradually ceasing to be visible
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disappearance
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conclusion, ending, termination
the act of ending something
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conclusion, ending, termination
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lose freshness, vigor, or vitality
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become feeble
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synonyms:
languish
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degenerate, deteriorate, devolve, drop
grow worse
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degenerate, deteriorate, devolve, drop
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a golf shot that curves to the right for a right-handed golfer
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golf shot, golf stroke, swing
the act of swinging a golf club at a golf ball and (usually) hitting it
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golf shot, golf stroke, swing
Vocabulary lists containing fade
This poem commemorates the early death of a young athlete. The speaker notes that, because the athlete died in the prime of his life, he will always be remembered as youthful and victorious.
Tennyson's poem commemorates a group of British soldiers who fought and died during the Crimean War. Due to a miscommunication from a commander, the British troops charged into an area that was well defended by Russian forces and suffered major casualties. Read the text here.
Although he is suffering from amnesia, Jason must embark on a quest with his friends Piper and Leo to rescue the goddess Hera.
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