fade

“But the U.S. Constitution is neither bone nor stone. It is an explosion of ideas. Parchment decays and ink fades, but ideas endure; they also change.”

The nights are drawing in, the tans are fading and we all need a bit of sparkle in our lives as we head into autumn.

Muir was left perplexed by her failure to progress in the women's 1500m after she faded from contention in the closing stages.

But when it comes to Lord Mandelson, the clamour may take some time to fade.

From this point the light will fade faster in the evenings and the nights will become longer.