■ verb
1》 gradually grow faint and disappear.
↘lose or cause to lose colour.
2》 lose strength or vigour.
3》 (with reference to film and television images) come or cause to come gradually into or out of view, or to merge into another shot.
↘(with reference to recorded sound) increase or decrease in volume or merge into another recording.
4》 Golf (of the ball) deviate to the right (or, for a left-handed golfer, the left), typically as a result of spin.
■ noun
1》 an act or instance of fading.
2》 Golf a shot causing the ball to ~.
Derivatives
~less adjective
Origin
ME: from OFr. ~r , from ~ 'dull, insipid', prob. based on a blend of L. fatuus 'silly' and vapidus 'vapid'.