fade
     n 1: a golf shot that curves to the right for a right-handed
          golfer; "he took lessons to cure his slicing" [syn: {slice},
           {slicing}]
     2: gradually ceasing to be visible [syn: {disappearance}]
     v 1: 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" [syn: {melt}]
     2: lose freshness, vigor, or vitality; "Her bloom was fading"
        [syn: {wither}]
     3: disappear gradually; "The pain eventually passed off" [syn:
        {evanesce}, {blow over}, {pass off}, {fleet}, {pass}]
     4: become feeble; "The prisoner has be languishing for years in
        the dungeon" [syn: {languish}]
Source: WordNet® 2.0