wane
[verb]
Synonyms:
- decline, decrease, diminish, dwindle, ebb, fade, fail, lessen, subside, taper off, weaken
[noun]
Synonyms:
- on the wane: declining, dwindling, ebbing, fading, obsolescent, on the decline, tapering off, weakening

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Antonyms: wax

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I. wane¹ /weɪn/ verb [intransitive]
[Language: Old English; Origin: wanian]

1. if something such as power, influence, or a feeling wanes, it becomes gradually less strong or less important:
My enthusiasm for the project was waning.
The group’s influence had begun to wane by this time.

2. when the moon wanes, you gradually see less of it Antonym : wax
⇒ wax and wane at wax²(4)

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II. wane² noun
on the wane becoming smaller, weaker, or less important:
By the 5th century, the power of the Roman Empire was on the wane.

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wane
verb
ADV. a little, somewhat Her popularity was waning somewhat.
gradually, rapidly
VERB + WANE begin to Her initial enthusiasm was clearly beginning to wane.
PHRASES wax and wane (= grow and then decrease) Public interest in the issue has waxed and waned over the years.

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