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   wane

   /weɪn/

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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
   • 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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   What does wane mean?

   • With the warm breezes his power wanes.” Wane is a verb used when something—such as strength, power, or influence—decreases or diminishes, usually with the implication that the lessening is gradual, natural, or—as in the case of the Windigo—seasonal. Daylight wanes, as does summer.

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   What does wane mean in a classroom?

   • In a classroom, one’s attention may be said to wane if, minute by minute, one becomes more interested in watching birds through the window than following the points of the professor’s lecture. For centuries, wane has also been called upon to describe the seeming decrease in the size of the moon in the later phases of the lunar cycle.

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   What does waning mean?

   • , waned, wan·ing. Daylight waned, and night came on. Her enthusiasm for the cause is waning. Colonialism began to wane after World War II. Summer is waning. (of the moon) to decrease periodically in the extent of its illuminated portion after the full moon. Compare wax 2 ( def 2 ). the waning of the moon. a period of waning.

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   What is the opposite of wane?

   • The traditional opposite of wane is wax, a once common but now rare synonym of grow. Wane and wax have been partnered in references to the moon since the Middle Ages. abate, subside, wane, ebb mean to die down in force or intensity. abate stresses the idea of progressive diminishing. subside implies the ceasing of turbulence or agitation.

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   Wane is a verb used when something—such as strength, power, or influence—decreases or diminishes, usually with the implication that the lessening is gradual, natural, or—as in the case of the Windigo—seasonal. Daylight wanes, as does summer.

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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 decrease or decline in strength, intensity, power, etc. Synonyms: decay, failure, diminution. the drawing to a close of life, an era, a period, etc. the waning of the moon. a period of waning.

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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 ”.

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   WANE meaning: 1. to become weaker in strength or influence: 2. The moon wanes when it gradually appears less and…. Learn more.

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   Definition of 'wane' Word Frequency. wane. (weɪn ) Word forms: 3rd person singular present tense wanes , present participle waning , past tense, past participle waned. 1. verb. If something wanes, it becomes gradually weaker or less, often so that it eventually disappears.

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   Synonyms for WANE: subside, diminish, decrease, decline, fall, vanish, shrink, dwindle; Antonyms of WANE: rise, grow, increase, intensify, build, soar, expand, escalate.