Definitions
To become smaller, weaker, or less intense.
Word origin
From Middle English wane, from Old English wana (“defect, shortage”), from Proto-West Germanic *wanō, from Proto-Germanic *wanô, from Proto-Indo-European *h₁weh₂- (“to leave, abandon; empty, deserted”).
Used in a sentence
“1913, Michael Ott, The Catholic Encyclopedia, "Wenzel Anton Kaunitz", His influence which was on the wane during the reign of Joseph II grew still less during the reign of Leopold II (1790-2).”
“Some French peasants also prefer to sow in the wane.”
“It was very dark, for although the sky was clear the moon was now well in the wane, and would not rise till the small hours.”
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Used as a crossword answer1 curated clues
01“Gradually diminish”4 letters
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