"phase out" meaning in English

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Verb

IPA: /feɪ̯z äʊ̯t/ Audio: En-au-phase out.ogg [Australia] Forms: phases out [present, singular, third-person], phasing out [participle, present], phased out [participle, past], phased out [past]
enPR: fāz out Head templates: {{en-verb|*}} phase out (third-person singular simple present phases out, present participle phasing out, simple past and past participle phased out)
  1. (transitive) To remove or relinquish the use of (something) little by little, either via discrete diminishing phases or (by extension) by continuous gradations; to remove in phases, or as if by phases (gradually). Tags: transitive Synonyms: sunset#Verb Derived forms: phase-out [noun], phaseout [noun] Translations (to remove): udfase (Danish), délaisser (French), abandonner (French), auslaufen lassen (German), nach und nach abschaffen / aussondern (German), eliminare (Italian), fasa ut (Swedish)

Inflected forms

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