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wane
verb
- To become or cause to become less active or intense: abate, bate, die (away, down, off, or out), ease (off or up), ebb, fall, fall off, lapse, let up, moderate, remit, slacken, slack off, subside. See
increase
- To lose strength or power: decline, degenerate, deteriorate, fade, fail, flag
2, languish, sink, waste (away), weaken.
Informal: fizzle (out).
Idioms:
go downhill, hit the skids. See
increase, strong
noun
- The act or process of becoming less active or intense: abatement, ebb, letup, remission, slackening, subsidence. See
increase
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