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a) To progress through phases.
The manifestation of such philosophy seemed to wax and wane, being the most common one time, but virtually without followers at another, apparently disappearing.
b) Alternating.
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wax and wane — To increase and decrease in alternating sequence • • • Main Entry: ↑wax * * * wax and wane mainly literary phrase to become bigger or stronger and then smaller or weaker Thesaurus: to become largersynonym to become smallersynonym … Useful english dictionary
wax and wane — Synonyms and related words: alternate, back and fill, battledore and shuttlecock, come and go, ebb and flow, flounder, fluctuate, go through phases, hitch and hike, oscillate, pass and repass, pendulate, reciprocate, ride and tie, ring the… … Moby Thesaurus
wax and wane — to become stronger and then weaker. Religious influence on politics has waxed and waned since the founding of this country … New idioms dictionary
wax and wane — mainly literary to become bigger or stronger and then smaller or weaker … English dictionary
WANE — may refer to:*wane, decreasing intensity e.g. wax and wane , means increasing decreasing intensity*Taylor Wane (born 1968), British pornographic actress and model*WANE TV, a television station in Fort Wayne, Indiana* Wax and Wane , 1982 song from … Wikipedia
Wane — Wane, v. i. [imp. & p. p. {Waned}; p. pr. & vb. n. {Waning}.] [OE. wanien, AS. wanian, wonian, from wan, won, deficient, wanting; akin to D. wan , G. wahnsinn, insanity, OHG. wan, wana , lacking, wan?n to lessen, Icel. vanr lacking, Goth. vans;… … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
wax — wax1 [ wæks ] noun uncount 1. ) a soft natural or artificial substance that becomes liquid when heated, used for making CANDLES and models, for making wooden furniture shine, and for protecting objects from water: a ball of wax a wax candle 2. )… … Usage of the words and phrases in modern English
wane — I n. decrease period of decrease on the wane (the moon is on the wane) II v. 1) (D; intr.) to wane into (to wane into insignificance) 2) (misc.) to wax and wane * * * [weɪn] (misc.) to wax and wane [ decrease ] [ period of decrease ] on the wane… … Combinatory dictionary
wax — wax1 [wæks] n [U] ↑flame, ↑wax, ↑wick [: Old English; Origin: weax] 1.) a solid substance made of fat or oil and used to make ↑candles, ↑polish etc ▪ wax crayons 2.) a natural sticky substance in your ears →↑beeswax … Dictionary of contemporary English
wax — I n. sealing wax II v. 1) (s) ( to become ) to wax indignant; to wax eloquent over ( to express one s enthusiasm concerning ) 2) (misc.) to wax and wane * * * [wæks] to wax eloquent over ( to express one s enthusiasm concerning ) (misc.) to wax… … Combinatory dictionary
