"drain away" meaning in English

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Verb

Forms: drains away [present, singular, third-person], draining away [participle, present], drained away [participle, past], drained away [past]
Head templates: {{en-verb|*}} drain away (third-person singular simple present drains away, present participle draining away, simple past and past participle drained away)
  1. To diminish over time; to disappear or leak out gradually.
    Sense id: en-drain_away-en-verb-1MXkmpvD Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, English phrasal verbs with particle (away)

Inflected forms

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