(1):
(a.) Weak; insipid; tasteless; commonplace.
(2):
(a.) To lose freshness, color, or brightness; to become faint in hue or tint; hence, to be wanting in color.
(3):
(v. t.) To cause to wither; to deprive of freshness or vigor; to wear away.
(4):
(a.) To sink away; to disappear gradually; to grow dim; to vanish.
(5):
(a.) To become fade; to grow weak; to lose strength; to decay; to perish gradually; to wither, as a plant.