intransitive. Of colour, light, or any object possessing these qualities: To lose brightness or brilliance; to grow dim, faint, or pale. Also with…

to cast colour: to lose colour, become pale, fade, esp. by the action of light. Also absol. in modern dialect use.

intransitive. To lose colour or lustre. Obsolete.

To lose colour or brightness; to fade, die away. Const. into. Now rare.

intransitive. To lose brightness or freshness; to fade; to become dull or musty; to fall into a sleepy state. Chiefly in past participle dowed adj.…

intransitive. To become pale or discoloured; to lose or change colour. Also figurative and in figurative contexts.

intransitive (for reflexive). To suffer dilution; to become dissolved; to become attenuated.

intransitive. To lose colour; to become colourless.