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| fade away |
| 1. v. To lose strength, become weaker; to wane; to disappear or reduce slowly. |
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| I was angry at first, but my rage faded away over time. |
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| Analysis |
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| fade |
| 1. adj. (archaic) Weak; insipid; tasteless. |
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| 2. n. (golf) A golf shot that (for the right-handed player) curves intentionally to the right. See slice, hook, draw. |
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| 3. n. A haircut where the hair is short or shaved on the sides of the head and longer on top. See also high-top fade and low fade. |
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| 4. n. (slang) A fight. |
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| 5. n. (music, cinematography) A gradual decrease in the brightness of a shot or the volume of sound or music (as a means of cutting to a new scene or starting a new song). |
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| away |
| 1. adv. From a place, hence. |
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| He went away on vacation. |
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| 2. adv. Aside; off; in another direction. |
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| 3. adv. From a state or condition of being; out of existence. |
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| 4. adv. (as imperative, by ellipsis) Come away; go away; take away. |
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