to wane away: to cause to wane away, to diminish gradually. Also reflexive of the moon (nonce-use), to wane away.
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| 释义 | the world > relative properties > quantity > decrease or reduction in quantity, amount, or degree > reduce in quantity, amount, or degree [verb (transitive)] > reduce gradually (9) to wane away1601 to wane away: to cause to wane away, to diminish gradually. Also reflexive of the moon (nonce-use), to wane away. wear1697 figurative. With object a quality, condition, activity, disease, etc.: to cause to weaken, diminish, or disappear gradually. Chiefly with adverb or… wean1707 To remove or abate gradually (a desire, affection). rare. whittle1736 transferred. To wear away or reduce by a process analogous to paring: see quots. to tail off (out)1827 transitive. To cause to fall away gradually towards the end; to taper off. to ease off1884 to ease off. transitive. To get rid of with the view of giving or obtaining relief. to taper off (away, down)1898 figurative. to taper off (away, down): To become gradually less in intensity, etc.; also colloquial to leave off a process or habit by degrees, esp.… to run down1960 transitive. To reduce or bring (an activity, operation, organization, etc.) to a halt gradually or progressively; = to wind down 4 at wind, v.1… to wind down1969 figurative. To reduce in scale gradually; to bring (an activity) to an end. |
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