To Fade

1. (intransitive) To grow weak; to lose strength; to decay; to perish gradually; to wither, as a plant.
2. (intransitive) To lose freshness, color, or brightness; to become faint in hue or tint; hence, to be wanting in color.
3. (intransitive) To sink away; to disappeargradually; to grow dim; to vanish.
4. (transitive) To cause to fade.
5. (transitive, gambling) To bet against.

Synonyms

• (grow weak, lose strength): weaken, wither
• (lose freshness, color, or brightness): blanch, bleach
• (sink away): decrease, diminish, wane