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verb
To cease to support a person or cause.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: intransitive
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verb
To diminish in size, weight, or intensity.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: intransitive
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verb
To perish; to vanish; to be lost.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: intransitive
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verb
To slope downward.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: intransitive
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verb
diminish in size or intensity
Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0
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Synonyms: fall off
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Broader terms: disappear, vanish, go away
verb
get worse
Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0
Synonyms: slip, drop off, drop away
Antonyms: none provided
Broader terms: worsen, decline
Narrower terms: lapse, backslide
History
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