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phasing out

phasing out is the present participle and gerund of phase out.

Meaning of phase out

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).
    • Leaded petrol was phased out in the course of the 1990s.
    Synonyms:
    sunset
    Antonyms:
    phase in

Questions about phasing out

What is phasing out the present participle and gerund of?
Phasing out is the present participle and gerund of phase out.

Words near phasing out in the dictionary

  1. phasing
  2. phasing current
  3. phasing currents
  4. phasing down
  5. phasing in
  6. phasing out
  7. phasings
  8. phasins
  9. phasirna
  10. phasirnas
  11. phasis

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