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Fade \Fade\, v. i. [imp. & p. p. {Faded}; p. pr. & vb. n.
{Fading}.] [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.
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The earth mourneth and fadeth away. --Is. xxiv. 4.
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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.
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3. To sink away; to disappear gradually; to grow dim; to
vanish.
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The stars shall fade away. --Addison
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He makes a swanlike end,
Fading in music. --Shak.
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Fading \Fad"ing\, a.
Losing freshness, color, brightness, or vigor. -- n. Loss of
color, freshness, or vigor. -- {Fad"ing*ly}, adv. --
{Fad"ing*ness}, n.
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Fading \Fad"ing\, n.
An Irish dance; also, the burden of a song. "Fading is a fine
jig." [Obs.] --Beau. & Fl.
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