FADED | English Meaning, Definition, and Pronunciation

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Word: Fade

Speech Type: Verb

Etymology:

Middle English (in the sense ‘grow weak’): from Old French fader, from fade ‘dull, insipid’, probably based on a blend of Latin fatuus ‘silly, insipid’ and vapidus ‘vapid’

Audio Pronunciation:
Phonetic Spelling: feɪd
Dialects: British English
Definition:

gradually grow faint and disappear

Short Definition:

grow faint and disappear

Examples:
  • the light had faded and dusk was advancing
  • hopes of peace had faded
Definition:

(with reference to film and television images) come or cause to come gradually into or out of view, or to merge into another shot

Short Definition:

come into or out of view

Examples:
  • fade into scenes of rooms strewn with festive remains
  • some shots have to be faded in
Definition:

(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

Short Definition:

(of golf ball) deviate

Examples:
  • the ball faded toward an area left of the green
Definition:

(in craps) match the bet of (another player)

Short Definition:

(in craps) match bet of

Examples:
  • Lovejoy faded him for twenty-five cents

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