Waste is defined as to destroy, wear away or use up.
To become less; diminish
(Only used in the phrase peter out) To dwindle; to trail off; to diminish to nothing
(Intransitive) To become less.
Lag is defined as to stay behind or fall behind
To be wanting; to fall short; to be or become deficient in any measure or degree up to total absence.
To disappear slowly; die out
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To weaken or lessen; decline
To become gradually less until little remains.
To become smaller or less
To become indifferent; to cease to be subject.
To become or cause to become less or smaller, as in number, amount, or intensity.
To sink, as the setting sun
(Intransitive, physics, of a satellite's orbit) To undergo prolonged reduction in altitude (above the orbitted body).
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To fall below a normal or desirable state, especially functionally or morally; deteriorate:
To make or become weak or weaker.
To reduce in volume, amount, degree, or intensity
The definition of languish is to fail to advance or move forward, or to grow weak.
To lose strength; grow weak or tired
To diminish or impair in quality, character, or value:
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To reduce the intensity or severity of; retard; abate; moderate
To have its symptoms lessen or disappear
To reduce the excessiveness of (something)
To become ensnared or entrapped; to be worse off than before.
To reduce the strain, tension, or pressure of or on; loosen; slacken
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Toward or at a low or lower point on a scale:
waxed (antonym)
(Intransitive, with adjective) To increasingly assume the specified characteristic, become.
raised (antonym)
To increase in size, quantity, or worth:
risen (antonym)
(Intransitive) To increase in value or standing.
grown (antonym)
To cause to grow; raise:
increased (antonym)
Increase is defined as to become bigger or greater.
To wither is to shrivel up, to become dry, or to weaken and droop.
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Wilt means to become limp.
(Intransitive, figuratively) To withdraw or retire, as from danger.
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