FADE

I. verb (~d; fading) Etymology: Middle English, from Anglo-French *~r, from ~ feeble, insipid, from Vulgar Latin *fatidus, alteration of Latin fatuus fatuous, insipid Date: 14th century intransitive verb to lose freshness, strength, or vitality ; wither , to lose freshness or brilliance of color, to sink away ; vanish , to change gradually in loudness, strength, or visibility, to lose braking power gradually, to move back from the line of scrimmage, to move in a slight to moderate slice, transitive verb to cause to ~, ~r noun II. noun Date: 1918 1. ~-out , a gradual changing of one picture to another in a motion-picture or television sequence, a fading of an automobile brake, a slight to moderate and usually intentional slice in golf, a hairstyle similar to a crew cut in which the hair on top of the head stands high, III. adjective Etymology: Middle English, from Anglo-French Date: 15th century insipid , commonplace