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wane

verb [I]
 
 
/weɪn/

Definition

to become weaker in strength or influence: By the late 70s the band's popularity was beginning to wane.Becoming and making less strong formal The moon wanes when it gradually appears less and less round, after the full moon. → Compare wax verbAstronomy - general words
(Definition of wane verb from the Cambridge Advanced Learner's Dictionary & Thesaurus © Cambridge University Press)

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