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   Wane

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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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   What is wane verb?

   • (literary) to increase then decrease in strength, importance, etc. over a period of time Public interest in the issue has waxed and waned over the years. Definition of wane verb in Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary. Meaning, pronunciation, picture, example sentences, grammar, usage notes, synonyms and more.

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   What does wane mean in astrology?

   • wane /weɪn/ v., waned, wan•ing, n. to decrease, as in strength or intensity: His influence had waned in the company. Astronomy (of the moon) to decrease in brightness and roundness after the full moon, in regular periods.Compare wax2 (def. 2). an act or period of waning. diminishing. wane (wān), v., waned, wan•ing, n.

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   What does it mean if something is on the wane?

   • If something is on the wane, it is becoming weaker or less. He was nominally Deputy Prime Minister, certainly, but his influence was clearly on the wane. In 1982, with his career prospects on the wane, he sold a script for £5,000. Collins COBUILD Advanced Learner’s Dictionary. Copyright © HarperCollins Publishers Collins English Dictionary.

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   Where does the word wane come from?

   • When referring to the moon or a time period, the word is found mostly in prepositional phrases like in or on the wane. From Middle English wanen, wanien, from 古期英語 wanian, wonian, from Proto-West Germanic *wanōn, from Proto-Germanic *wanōną . ( intransitive) To progressively lose its splendor, value, ardor, power, intensity etc.; to decline .

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   May 4, 2011 · 1. : to decrease in size, extent, or degree : dwindle: such as. a. : to diminish in phase or intensityused chiefly of the moon, other satellites, and inferior planets. b. : to become less brilliant or powerful : dim. c. : to flow out : ebb. 2. : to fall gradually from power, prosperity, or influence. wane. 2 of 2. noun. 1. a.

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

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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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   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 ” synonyms: decline, go down. see more. verb. become smaller. “Interest in his novels waned ” see more. verb. decrease in phase. “the moon is waning ” see more. Cite this entry. Style: MLA. "Wane."

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   n. 1. The act or process of gradually declining or diminishing. 2. a. A time or phase of gradual decrease. b. The period of the decrease of the moon's illuminated visible surface. 3. A defective edge of a board caused by remaining bark or a beveled end. Idiom: on the wane.

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