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  Troponyms  (hyponyms)  of  verb  fade 
 
 
  Troponyms  (hyponyms)  of  verb  fade 
 
 
  Entailment  of  verb  fade 
 
 
  Synonyms/Hypernyms  (Ordered  by  Frequency)  of  verb  fade 
 
  4  senses  of  fade 
 
  Sense  1 
  fade,  melt,  fade  out 
  =>  weaken 
 
  Sense  2 
  fade,  wither 
  =>  disappear,  vanish,  go  away 
 
  Sense  3 
  evanesce,  fade,  blow  over  pass  off  fleet,  pass 
  =>  disappear,  vanish,  go  away 
 
  Sense  4 
  languish,  fade 
  =>  deteriorate,  drop,  degenerate 
 
  Familiarity  of  verb  fade 
 
  fade  used  as  a  verb  is  uncommon  (polysemy  count  =  4) 
 
  Synonyms  (Grouped  by  Similarity  of  Meaning)  of  verb  fade 
 
  Sense  1 
  fade,  melt,  fade  out 
  =>  weaken 
  -------------- 
 
  Sense  2 
  fade,  wither 
  =>  disappear,  vanish,  go  away 
  -------------- 
 
  Sense  3 
  evanesce,  fade,  blow  over  pass  off  fleet,  pass 
  =>  disappear,  vanish,  go  away 
  -------------- 
 
  Sense  4 
  languish,  fade 
  =>  deteriorate,  drop,  degenerate 
  -------------- 
 
  Grep  of  noun  fade 
  fade 
  fadeout 
 
  Overview  of  noun  fade 
 
  The  noun  fade  has  2  senses  (no  senses  from  tagged  texts) 
 
  1.  slice,  fade,  slicing  --  (a  golf  shot  that  curves  to  the  right  for  a  right-handed  golfer;  "he  took  lessons  to  cure  his  slicing") 
  2.  fade,  disappearance  --  (gradually  ceasing  to  be  visible) 
 
  Overview  of  verb  fade 
 
  The  verb  fade  has  4  senses  (first  3  from  tagged  texts) 
 
  1.  (6)  fade,  melt,  fade  out  --  (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.  (4)  fade,  wither  --  (lose  freshness,  vigor,  or  vitality;  "Her  bloom  was  fading") 
  3.  (4)  evanesce,  fade,  blow  over  pass  off  fleet,  pass  --  (disappear  gradually;  as  of  emotions,  for  example;  "The  pain  eventually  passed  off") 
  4.  languish,  fade  --  (become  feeble;  "The  prisoner  has  be  languishing  for  years  in  the  dungeon") 
 
  Grep  of  adj  fade 
  faded 
 
  Overview  of  noun  fade 
 
  The  noun  fade  has  2  senses  (no  senses  from  tagged  texts) 
 
  1.  slice,  fade,  slicing  --  (a  golf  shot  that  curves  to  the  right  for  a  right-handed  golfer;  "he  took  lessons  to  cure  his  slicing") 
  2.  fade,  disappearance  --  (gradually  ceasing  to  be  visible) 
 
  Overview  of  verb  fade 
 
  The  verb  fade  has  4  senses  (first  3  from  tagged  texts) 
 
  1.  (6)  fade,  melt,  fade  out  --  (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.  (4)  fade,  wither  --  (lose  freshness,  vigor,  or  vitality;  "Her  bloom  was  fading") 
  3.  (4)  evanesce,  fade,  blow  over  pass  off  fleet,  pass  --  (disappear  gradually;  as  of  emotions,  for  example;  "The  pain  eventually  passed  off") 
  4.  languish,  fade  --  (become  feeble;  "The  prisoner  has  be  languishing  for  years  in  the  dungeon") 



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