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pine
verb [I] /paɪn/Definition
› to become increasingly thin and weak because of unhappiness, especially after the death of a loved person: Carter died in 1904 after an accident and Leno pined away and died in London six months later.Becoming and making less strongExpressing and showing feelings
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- abate verb
- adulterate verb
- attenuate verb
- attrition noun
- be fading away/fast idiom
- blunt verb
- dull verb
- ebb verb (FEELING)
- falter verb
- flagging adjective
- keep sb down phrasal verb
- knock/take the stuffing out of sb/sth idiom
- melt away phrasal verb
- neutralize verb (STOP EFFECT)
- relieve verb (MAKE BETTER)
- waste away phrasal verb
- water sth down phrasal verb (DRINK)
- water sth down phrasal verb (IDEA)
- waver verb
- weaken verb
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