Usually means: Gradually decline in effectiveness, disappear.
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▸ verb:  (intransitive) To atrophy, or waste away.

Similar:
wither, forwither, waste away, die away, waste, perish, atrophy, deperish, fade away, fall away, more...

Opposite:
flourish, thrive, prosper, bloom, grow

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Similar:
wither, forwither, waste away, die away, waste, perish, atrophy, deperish, fade away, fall away, more...

Opposite:
flourish, thrive, prosper, bloom, grow



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