become+less+intense
31To fall upon — Fall Fall (f[add]l), v. i. [imp. {Fell} (f[e^]l); p. p. {Fallen} (f[add]l n); p. pr. & vb. n. {Falling}.] [AS. feallan; akin to D. vallen, OS. & OHG. fallan, G. fallen, Icel. Falla, Sw. falla, Dan. falde, Lith. pulti, L. fallere to deceive, Gr.… …
32slacken — I. v. n. 1. Slack, abate, become less intense, be diminished. 2. Become loose or slack, be made less tight or tense, relax. 3. Neglect, be remiss, be backward, fail. 4. Become slow. 5. Languish, flag, fail. II. v. a. 1 …
33ease off — verb 1. become less intense • Syn: ↑ease up, ↑slacken off, ↑flag • Hypernyms: ↑decrease, ↑diminish, ↑lessen, ↑fall • Verb Frames …
34ease — I. noun Etymology: Middle English ese, from Anglo French eise, aise convenience, comfort, ultimately from Latin adjacent , adjacens neighboring more at adjacent Date: 13th century 1. the state of being comfortable: as a. freedom from pain or… …
35fade — [[t]fe͟ɪd[/t]] ♦♦♦ fades, fading, faded 1) V ERG When a coloured object fades or when the light fades it, it gradually becomes paler. All colour fades especially under the impact of direct sunlight... [V n] No matter how soft the light is, it… …
36relax — verb Etymology: Middle English, from Latin relaxare, from re + laxare to loosen, from laxus loose more at slack Date: 15th century transitive verb 1. to make less tense or rigid ; slacken < relaxed his grip > 2. to make less severe …
37Air-slacked lime — Slack Slack, Slacken Slack en, v. t. 1. To render slack; to make less tense or firm; as, to slack a rope; to slacken a bandage. Wycklif (Acts xxvii. 40) [1913 Webster] 2. To neglect; to be remiss in. [Obs.] Shak. [1913 Webster] Slack not the… …
38Slack — Slack, Slacken Slack en, v. t. 1. To render slack; to make less tense or firm; as, to slack a rope; to slacken a bandage. Wycklif (Acts xxvii. 40) [1913 Webster] 2. To neglect; to be remiss in. [Obs.] Shak. [1913 Webster] Slack not the pressage.… …
39Slacken — Slack Slack, Slacken Slack en, v. t. 1. To render slack; to make less tense or firm; as, to slack a rope; to slacken a bandage. Wycklif (Acts xxvii. 40) [1913 Webster] 2. To neglect; to be remiss in. [Obs.] Shak. [1913 Webster] Slack not the… …
40wane — [wān] vi. waned, waning [ME wanien < OE wanian, to decrease, grow less, akin to wan, lacking: for IE base see WANT] 1. to grow gradually less in extent: said esp. of the visible face of the moon during the phases after full moon in which the… …
