English
Verb
fade away
1. To lose strength, become weaker; to wane
¶ "I felt my strength fading away, and I was in a half swoon. How long this horrible thing lasted I know not, but it seemed that a long time must have passed before he took his foul, awful, sneering mouth away. I saw it drip with the fresh blood!" [1897, Bram Stoker, Dracula Chapter 21]
¶ Old soldiers never die; They just fade away. [Douglas MacArthur, 1880-1964]
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