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   wane

   /weɪn/

   verb

   • 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
   • 2. (of a state or feeling) decrease in vigour 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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   Wane is a verb that means to decrease or diminish in size, extent, or degree, or to lose power, prosperity, or influence. It can also be a noun that means the act or process of waning, or the period from the full moon to the new moon.

3. dictionary.cambridge.org › dictionary › englishWANED | English meaning - Cambridge Dictionary

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   Waned is the past tense and past participle of wane, which means to become weaker in strength or influence. Learn how to use waned in sentences with synonyms, antonyms, and related words.

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   Waned definition: having decreased in strength, intensity, etc.. See examples of WANED used in a sentence.

5. dictionary.cambridge.org › dictionary › englishWANE | English meaning - Cambridge Dictionary

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   Wane means to become weaker in strength or influence, or to decrease in size or amount. It can also describe the moon when it appears less round after the full moon. See more meanings, synonyms, examples and translations of wane.

6. www.thefreedictionary.com › wanedWaned - definition of waned by The Free Dictionary

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   Wane means to decrease gradually in size, number, strength, or intensity, or to show a smaller illuminated area, as the moon does. See the verb form, past participle, gerund, and noun form of wane, as well as synonyms, idioms, and translations.

7. dictionary.cambridge.org › us › dictionaryWANED | definition in the Cambridge English Dictionary

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   WANED meaning: 1. past simple and past participle of wane 2. to become weaker in strength or influence: 3. The…. Learn more.

8. www.vocabulary.com › dictionary › waneWane - Definition, Meaning & Synonyms | Vocabulary.com

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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 ”.