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1. Weakening in force or intensity
   "fading in the volume of the sound"
   - attenuation

1. Become less clearly visible or distinguishable; disappear gradually or seemingly
   "The scene begins to fade"
   - melt
    
2. Lose freshness, vigour, or vitality
   "Her bloom was fading"
   - wither
    
3. Disappear gradually
   "The pain eventually faded"
   - evanesce, blow over, pass off, fleet, pass
    
4. Become feeble
   - languish

Derived forms: fadings

Type of: degenerate, deteriorate, devolve, disappear, drop, go away, vanish, weaken, weakening

Encyclopedia: Fade