1. (

• fade ,
• melt ,

) become less clearly visible or distinguishable; disappear gradually or seemingly; "The scene begins to fade"; "The tree trunks are melting into the forest at dusk" ;

2. (

• fade ,
• wither ,

) lose freshness, vigor, or vitality; "Her bloom was fading" ;

3. (

• evanesce ,
• fade ,
• blow_over ,
• pass_off ,
• fleet ,
• pass ,

) disappear gradually; "The pain eventually passed off" ;

4. (

• languish ,
• fade

) become feeble; "The prisoner has been languishing for years in the dungeon" ;

1. (

• bleached ,
• faded ,
• washed-out ,
• washy

) having lost freshness or brilliance of color; "sun-bleached deck chairs"; "faded jeans"; "a very pale washed-out blue"; "washy colors" ;

2. (

• attenuate ,
• attenuated ,
• faded ,
• weakened

) reduced in strength; "the faded tones of an old recording" ;