verb
- Weaken the consistency of (a chemical substance.
- synonyms: rarefy
- Become weaker, in strength, value, or magnitude.
adjective
- Reduced in strength.
- usage: "the faded tones of an old recording"
- synonyms: attenuated, faded, weakened
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