Fade and Lower

Fade

Fade verb - To cease to be visible.

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Lower and fade are semantically related. In some cases you can use "Lower" instead a verb "Fade".

Nearby Words: faded, fading

Lower verb - To grow less in scope or intensity especially gradually.

Usage example: the noise of the jet engine lowered as the plane disappeared in the distance

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Fade and lower are semantically related. Sometimes you can use "Fade" instead a verb "Lower".

Nearby Words: lowered, lowering, lowermost, lowercase

City of Heroes uses sepia fade-in/fade-out effects for "flashback" missions: missions that are run at a level lower than your character's current level.

Source: Flashback Effects
In Knytt Stories, as the player transitions between areas the music will fade between their two songs (playing both at lower volume when you're in the middle).

Source: Variable Mix
And depending on where a Confederate uniform was made, the gray dye might also be of lower quality and quickly fade to brown or tan, adding yet another color to the mix.

Source: Color-Coded Armies

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