v .
to decrease in strength or intensity ; to fade away ; to decline in power 힘이나 강도가 약해지다 ; 희미해지다 ; 권력이 쇠퇴하다

• Congressman Boote's political influence _____d dramatically following his announcement that he had been kidnapped by creatures in a flying saucer.
  
• A trip to Greece did little to revive Barry's _____ing interest in Greek history ; in fact, it strengthened his new conviction that Greece was boring.
• 반의어는 wax
• As the moon grows full it is said to wax, as it turns into a sliver, it is said to _____.