wane

Main Entry:
wane [weyn]
Part of Speech: verb
Definition: diminish, lessen
Synonyms: abate, atrophy, decline, decrease, die away, die down, die out, dim, draw to a close, drop, dwindle, ease off, ebb, fade, fade away, fail, fall, fall short, let up, moderate, peter out, relent, shrink, sink, slack off, slacken, subside, taper off, waste away, weaken, wind down, wither
Notes: wane means to gradually decrease in strength or size, while wax means to increase in size or strength
Antonyms: grow, increase, raise, rise
Main Entry: age
Part of Speech: verb
Definition: become older
Synonyms: decline, deteriorate, develop, get along, grow, grow feeble, grow old, grow up, mature, mellow, push, put mileage on, ripen, wane
Notes: epoch applies to the beginning of a new period marked by radical changes and new developments - while era applies to the entire period; age denotes a period identified with some dominant personality or characteristic and period pertains to any portion of time
Main Entry: contract
Part of Speech: verb
Definition: condense
Synonyms: abate, abbreviate, abridge, become smaller, clench, compress, confine, constrict, consume, curtail, decline, decrease, deflate, draw in, dwindle, ebb, edit, epitomize, evaporate, fall away, fall off, grow less, lessen, lose, narrow, omit, purse, recede, reduce, shrink, shrivel, subside, syncopate, take in, tighten, wane, waste, weaken, wither, wrinkle
Notes: a compact is a formal agreement on rights and conduct, a treaty is a compact between nations, and a contract is a compact between two business entities
Antonyms: amplify, dilate, enlarge, expand, extend, increase, lengthen, spread, stretch
Main Entry: decay
Part of Speech: verb
Definition: deteriorate, crumble
Synonyms: atrophy, be impaired, become contaminated, blight, break up, collapse, corrode, curdle, decline, decompose, defile, degenerate, depreciate, discolor, disintegrate, dissolve, dry-rot, dwindle, fade, fail, get worse, go bad, go to seed, go to the dogs, hit rock bottom, hit the skids, lessen, mildew, mold, molder, mortify, pejorate, perish, pollute, putrefy, putresce, reach depths, rot, sap, shrivel, sicken, sink, slump, spoil, suppurate, turn, wane, waste away, weaken, wear away, wither
Antonyms: build, develop, flourish, germinate, grow, improve, ripen, strengthen
Main Entry: decline
Part of Speech: noun
Definition: lessening
Synonyms: abatement, backsliding, comedown, cropper, decay, decrepitude, degeneracy, degeneration, descent, deterioration, devolution, diminution, dissolution, dive, downfall, downgrade, downturn, drop, dwindling, ebb, ebbing, enfeeblement, failing, failure, fall, falling off, flop, lapse, on the skids, pratfall, recession, relapse, senility, skids, slump, wane, waning, weakening, worsening
Notes: one declines (or accepts) something that is offered; one refuses (or agrees) to accept something offered
Antonyms: betterment, improvement, increase, rise
Main Entry: decline
Part of Speech: verb
Definition: lessen, become less
Synonyms: abate, backslide, cheapen, decay, decrease, degenerate, depreciate, deteriorate, diminish, disimprove, disintegrate, droop, drop, dwindle, ebb, fade, fail, fall, fall off, flag, go downhill, go to pot, go to the dogs, hit the skids, languish, lapse, lose value, lower, pine, recede, relapse, retrograde, return, revert, rot, sag, settle, shrink, sink, slide, subside, wane, weaken, worsen
Notes: one declines (or accepts) something that is offered; one refuses (or agrees) to accept something offered
Antonyms: improve, increase, rise
Main Entry: decrease
Part of Speech: verb
Definition: grow less or make less
Synonyms: abate, calm down, check, contract, crumble, curb, curtail, cut down, decay, decline, degenerate, depreciate, deteriorate, devaluate, die down, diminish, droop, drop, drop off, dry up, dwindle, ease, ebb, evaporate, fade, fall off, lessen, let up, lighten, lose edge, lower, modify, narrow down, peter out, quell, quiet, reduce, restrain, run low, settle, shrink, shrivel, sink, slack off, slacken, slash, slow down, slump, soften, subside, tail off, wane, waste, weaken, wear away, wear down, wither
Antonyms: add, develop, enlarge, expand, grow, increase, raise
Main Entry: die
Part of Speech: verb
Definition: wither, dwindle
Synonyms: abate, bate, break down, crumble, decay, decline, degenerate, deteriorate, dilapidate, diminish, disappear, droop, ease off, ebb, end, expire, fade, fade away, fade out, fail, fall, fizzle out, go bad, go downhill, halt, lapse, let up, lose power, melt away, moderate, molder, pass, peter out, rankle, recede, retrograde, rot, run down, run low, run out, sink, slacken, stop, subside, vanish, wane, weaken, wear away, wilt
Antonyms: develop, flourish, grow, improve
Main Entry: diminish
Part of Speech: verb
Definition: become or cause to be less
Synonyms: abate, abbreviate, attenuate, become smaller, close, contract, curtail, cut, decline, decrease, depreciate, die out, drain, dwindle, ebb, extenuate, fade away, lessen, lower, minify, moderate, peter out, recede, reduce, retrench, shrink, shrivel, slacken, subside, taper, temper, wane, weaken
Antonyms: develop, enlarge, expand, extend, grow, increase, lengthen, prolong
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