To grow or cause to grow gradually less

• taper

  1. A small or very slender candle.
  2. A long wax-coated wick used to light candles or gas lamps.
  3. A source of feeble light.

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  1. A small or very slender candle.
  2. A long wax-coated wick used to light candles or gas lamps.
  3. A source of feeble light.

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• tail away

  1. (intransitive) To gradually subside or diminish; to tail off.

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  1. (intransitive) To gradually subside or diminish; to tail off.

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• reduce

  1. To bring down, as in extent, amount, or degree; diminish.
  2. To gain control of; subject or conquer:
  3. To subject to destruction:

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  1. To bring down, as in extent, amount, or degree; diminish.
  2. To gain control of; subject or conquer:
  3. To subject to destruction:

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• rebate

  1. A deduction from an amount to be paid or a return of part of an amount given in payment.
  2. To deduct or return (an amount) from a payment or bill.
  3. To lessen; diminish.

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  1. A deduction from an amount to be paid or a return of part of an amount given in payment.
  2. To deduct or return (an amount) from a payment or bill.
  3. To lessen; diminish.

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• peter

  1. To diminish slowly and come to an end. Often used with out :

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  1. To diminish slowly and come to an end. Often used with out :

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• let up

  1. (intransitive, of something intense) to lessen
  2. Alternative form of letup.

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  1. (intransitive, of something intense) to lessen
  2. Alternative form of letup.

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• lessen

  1. To make less; reduce.
  2. To make little of; belittle.
  3. To become less; decrease:

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  1. To make less; reduce.
  2. To make little of; belittle.
  3. To become less; decrease:

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• ebb

  1. The receding or outgoing tide, occurring between the time when the tide is highest and the time when the following tide is lowest.
  2. A period of decline or diminution:
  3. To fall back from the flood stage.

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  1. The receding or outgoing tide, occurring between the time when the tide is highest and the time when the following tide is lowest.
  2. A period of decline or diminution:
  3. To fall back from the flood stage.

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• dwindle

  1. To become gradually less until little remains.
  2. To cause to dwindle:

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  1. To become gradually less until little remains.
  2. To cause to dwindle:

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• drain

  1. To draw off (a liquid) by a gradual process:
  2. To cause liquid to go out from; empty:
  3. To draw off the surface water of:

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  1. To draw off (a liquid) by a gradual process:
  2. To cause liquid to go out from; empty:
  3. To draw off the surface water of:

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• decrease

  1. To become or cause to become less or smaller, as in number, amount, or intensity.
  2. The act or process of decreasing.
  3. The amount by which something decreases.

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  1. To become or cause to become less or smaller, as in number, amount, or intensity.
  2. The act or process of decreasing.
  3. The amount by which something decreases.

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• abate

  1. To reduce in amount, degree, or intensity; lessen:
  2. To put an end to:
  3. To make void:

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  1. To reduce in amount, degree, or intensity; lessen:
  2. To put an end to:
  3. To make void:

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To grow less

• decline

  1. To express polite refusal:
  2. To slope downward; descend:
  3. To bend downward; droop:

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  1. To express polite refusal:
  2. To slope downward; descend:
  3. To bend downward; droop:

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• abate

  1. To reduce in amount, degree, or intensity; lessen:
  2. To put an end to:
  3. To make void:

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  1. To reduce in amount, degree, or intensity; lessen:
  2. To put an end to:
  3. To make void:

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• wane

  1. To decrease gradually in size, number, strength, or intensity:
  2. To show a progressively smaller illuminated area, as the moon does in passing from full to new.
  3. To approach an end:

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  1. To decrease gradually in size, number, strength, or intensity:
  2. To show a progressively smaller illuminated area, as the moon does in passing from full to new.
  3. To approach an end:

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• decrease

  1. To become or cause to become less or smaller, as in number, amount, or intensity.
  2. The act or process of decreasing.
  3. The amount by which something decreases.

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  1. To become or cause to become less or smaller, as in number, amount, or intensity.
  2. The act or process of decreasing.
  3. The amount by which something decreases.

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To make less

• abbreviate

  1. To make shorter:
  2. To reduce (a word or phrase) to a shorter form intended to represent the full form.

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  1. To make shorter:
  2. To reduce (a word or phrase) to a shorter form intended to represent the full form.

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• reduce

  1. To bring down, as in extent, amount, or degree; diminish.
  2. To gain control of; subject or conquer:
  3. To subject to destruction:

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  1. To bring down, as in extent, amount, or degree; diminish.
  2. To gain control of; subject or conquer:
  3. To subject to destruction:

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• lessen

  1. To make less; reduce.
  2. To make little of; belittle.
  3. To become less; decrease:

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  1. To make less; reduce.
  2. To make little of; belittle.
  3. To become less; decrease:

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• decrease

  1. To become or cause to become less or smaller, as in number, amount, or intensity.
  2. The act or process of decreasing.
  3. The amount by which something decreases.

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  1. To become or cause to become less or smaller, as in number, amount, or intensity.
  2. The act or process of decreasing.
  3. The amount by which something decreases.

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