FADE

fade. Fade, v. to wither, decay, grow weak, lose color

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Fade (?) a. [[F., prob. fr. L. vapidus vapid, or possibly fr,fatuus foolish, insipid.]] Weak; insipid; tasteless; commonplace. “Passages that are somewhat fade.” Jeffrey. His masculine taste gave him a sense of something fade and ludicrous. De Quincey.