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.
The earth mourneth and fadeth away. --Is. xxiv. 4.
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.
3. To sink away; to disappear gradually; to grow dim; to vanish.
The stars shall fade away. --Addison
He makes a swanlike end, Fading in music. --Shak.
Fade \Fade\, v. t. To cause to wither; to deprive of freshness or vigor; to wear away.
No winter could his laurels fade. --Dryden.
Fade \Fade\a. [F., prob. fr. L. vapidus vapid, or possibly fr,fatuus foolish, insipid.] Weak; insipid; tasteless; commonplace. [R.] ``Passages that are somewhat fade.'' --Jeffrey.
His masculine taste gave him a sense of something fade and ludicrous. --De Quincey.
Separately, Britoil's hopes for foiling BP's hostile bid seemed to fade yesterday.
Rather than fade from the scene, Mr. Seaman would acquire 17% of the new company for $8.5 million, the document discloses.
Several reasons have been advanced to explain this propensity to fade.
Even in the cities, recessionary fears are only just beginning to fade.
Opposition leaders said their loyalty to Noriega could fade if they, like most other Panamanians, are unable to cash their checks because of the freeze on the country's deposits in U.S. banks.
Supporters of that approach hope the issue which seemed so urgent at the time of the court decision as the Fourth of July holiday approached will fade.
Indeed, the Khmer Rouge seems to understand better than most Cambodian groups that international attention will fade after the election and that it will once again be free to intimidate citizens.
It's possible public anger could fade by autumn, but so far things are falling into place.
While it's remarkable that anyone could run a mile at all after an 8 1/2-hour day of dashing and tossing, O'Brien confirmed that his fade bespoke the need for better conditioning, as well as more time around the vaulting pit.
So while it is right that we should hold in memory World War II, Korea and Vietnam, and honor those who fought these wars, we should not let that "first" Great War fade from our national consciousness.
As military threats fade, the political dimension of NATO's work, always there but seldom noticed, becomes more prominent.
Most PACs would then fade away; the majority are just bank accounts for Washington lobbyists who are weary of lawmakers' incessant demands for money.
Then addicts would not have to steal to get drugs, they argue, and the drug traffic, with all its corrupting influences, would fade away.
If we can succeed in building that self-confidence, the crisis of internecine strife and unwanted pregnancy could fade into the pages of history books.
The message is an important one: While traditional economics is wedded to the notion that long expansions are doomed to fade because of their age, there is growing evidence that this is not necessarily the case.
The index climbed for the fifth consecutive day on rises in low-priced issues. Roundup Singapore and Kuala Lumpur were subdued after Malaysian election prospects seemed to fade.
Equally, however, there is no knowing whether the youthful bloom will mature into another kind of appeal or just fade away, leaving a duller ring behind.
Specifically, he said Moscow's $5 billion annual subsidy to Cuba would "fade away, but not tomorrow," as the Soviets shift to market prices for sugar purchases and oil sales.
Analysts aren't sure if the current upswing in small-capitalization stock prices is the start of a prolonged advance or a "sucker's rally" that will fade and come back for real later this year.
He watched from the observatory roof and shook his head in wonder when another astronomer noted, "that thing done disappeared." A little girl, watching with her mother in a park in Minneapolis, also saw it fade from view.
As the 1980s leaders disappear from the stage, the objectives they espoused, too, may start to fade from view.
The question is whether Mr. Bush can keep that support if wartime memories fade, international corporations begin lusting after Iraq's business and Iraqi civilians are seen bearing the brunt of economic pain and Saddam Hussein remains immovable.
Sony Walkmen and VCRs fade in comparison.
Specialty Retailing ideas may be unique but they can quickly fade.
Borja will face the challenge of governing a small nation that has seen its oil-generated prosperity fade away in the past few years as the price of petroleum has dropped.
That's part of the fun in a sick little way." And if his popularity does fade, McCarthy can always count on the support of his friends in Middle America.
With the deregulation of power generation and access to transmission, these perceived problems they are so worried about up at Harvard will fade away like an old soldier.
Cash tin closed yesterday at Dollars 5,955, down Dollars 290 on the week. Memories of the zinc squeeze are beginning to fade as fundamental news takes its proper place on the LME.
"This is not easy for me to do," he said. "When you've been in the thick of the fray, you don't want to just fade into the background.