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fade

 
 
/feɪd/ verb

Translation

BECOME LESS [I, T] If a colour or a sound fades, or if something fades it, it becomes less bright or strong.
solmak, rengi atmak
The music began to fade. The walls had been faded by the sun.15061811
SLOWLY DISAPPEAR [I] ( also fade away) to slowly disappear, lose importance, or become weaker
yavaş yavaş kaybolmak/önemini yitirmek; gittikçe zayıflamak
With time, memories of that painful summer would fade away.1811
(Definition of fade verb from the Cambridge Learner's Dictionary English-Turkish © Cambridge University Press)

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