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   Wane

   /wān/

   

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   • 1. (of the moon) have a progressively smaller part of its visible surface illuminated, so that it appears to decrease in size. Similar disappeardecreasediminishdwindleOpposite wax
   • ▪ (especially of a condition or feeling) decrease in vigor, power, or extent; become weaker: "confidence in the dollar waned" Similar decreasedeclinediminishdwindleshrinkcontracttaper offtail offsubsideslackendroopsinkebbdimfade (away)grow faintlessendissolvepeter outwind downfall offattenuatebe on the way outabatefailrecedeslumpflagatrophybecome weakweakengive ingive waymelt awaydeterioratecrumblewitherdisintegratedegenerateevaporatecollapsego downhilldraw to a closevanishdie outrare:evanesceremitOpposite increasegrow

   Word Origin Old Englishwanian ‘lessen’, of Germanic origin; related to Latin vanus ‘vain’.

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   The meaning of WANE is to decrease in size, extent, or degree : dwindle. How to use wane in a sentence. Did you know? Synonym Discussion of Wane.

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   to decrease in strength, intensity, etc.: Daylight waned, and night came on. Her enthusiasm for the cause is waning. to decline in power, importance, prosperity, etc.: Colonialism began to wane after World War II. to draw to a close; approach an end: Summer is waning.

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   Anything that wanes, like the moon, influence, or a feeling, has started to go away. Definitions of wane. noun. a gradual decline (in size or strength or power or number) synonyms: ebb, ebbing. see more. verb. grow smaller. “Interest in the project waned ”.

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   WANE definition: 1. to become weaker in strength or influence: 2. The moon wanes when it gradually appears less and…. Learn more.

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   WANE meaning: 1. to become weaker in strength or influence: 2. The moon wanes when it gradually appears less and…. Learn more.