"pale into insignificance" meaning in English

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Verb

Forms: pales into insignificance [present, singular, third-person], paling into insignificance [participle, present], paled into insignificance [participle, past], paled into insignificance [past]
Head templates: {{en-verb|*}} pale into insignificance (third-person singular simple present pales into insignificance, present participle paling into insignificance, simple past and past participle paled into insignificance)
  1. To seem insignificant by comparison to something much more important. Synonyms: pale in comparison
    Sense id: en-pale_into_insignificance-en-verb-qOmnZIkt Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header

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