gray out

greɪ aʊt

Definition of gray out - Reverso English Dictionary

Phrasal verb

technology

tr.

TECH.

make a UI element gray to show it's disabled

tr.

TECH.

The button was grayed out after the action was completed.

deactivate

disable

inactivate

visibility

intr.

Rare

become less distinct or less visible

intr.

Rare

The text on the screen started to gray out as the battery died..

dim

fade

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Expressions with gray

gray area

situation where what is allowed is not clear

This is a gray area in the law.

gray matter

intelligence or intellectual capacity

Solving such complex problems requires a lot of gray matter..

gray eminence

powerful advisor or decision-maker who operates secretly or unofficially

He was considered the gray eminence behind the political leader's decisions..

gray market

market selling goods through unauthorized or unofficial channels

He bought the phone from a gray market.

give someone gray hair

cause someone a lot of stress or worry

These constant delays give the manager gray hair.

shades of gray

situation with no clear right or wrong

The ethics of the case were shades of gray.

Examples of gray out in a sentence

After the update, several features were grayed out temporarily.
The image began to gray out in the fog.
As the sun set, the landscape grayed out.

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French:griser, s'estomper, ...
German:ausgrauen, verschwimmen, ...
Italian:disattivare, sbiadire, ...
Spanish:desactivar, desvanecerse, ...
Portuguese:desativar, ficar cinzento, ...
Chinese:变灰, 变模糊, ...
Japanese:グレーアウトする, ぼやける, ...
Arabic:عَطَّل, تَلاشى, ...
Hebrew:לְהָאִפִּיר, לְהִיטַשְׁטֵשׁ, ...
Russian:отключить, тускнеть, ...
Ukrainian:затемнити, ставати сірим, ...
Hindi:ग्रे करना, धुंधला होना, ...
Bengali:ধূসর করা, অস্পষ্ট হয়ে যাওয়া, ...
Catalan:desactivar, esvair-se, ...
Czech:zešedit, vyblednout, ...
Danish:gråne ud, blive utydelig, ...
Dutch:grijs maken, vergrijzen, ...
Greek:απενεργοποιώ, ξεθωριάζω, ...
Hungarian:elszürkíteni, elszürkülni, ...
Khmer:ធ្វើឱ្យប៊ូតុងមានពណ៌ប្រផេះ, ស្រអាប់ឡើង, ...
Korean:회색으로 만들다, 희미해지다, ...
Persian:خاکستری کرد, کم‌رنگ شدن, ...
Polish:wyszarzyć, szarzeć, ...
Portuguese (BR):desativar, sumir gradualmente, ...
Romanian:a dezactiva, a se estompează, ...
Swedish:gråmarkera, blekna, ...
Thai:ทำให้เป็นสีเทา, จางลง, ...
Turkish:gri yapmak, solmak, ...
Vietnamese:chuyển sang màu xám, mờ đi, ...

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