phase out

See also: phaseout

English

Pronunciation

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Verb

phase out (third-person singular simple present phases out, present participle phasing out, simple past and past participle phased out)

1. (idiomatic) To remove or relinquish the use of something little by little

   Leaded petrol was phased out in the course of the 1990s.

   Antonym: phase in

Translations

to remove

• Hungarian: felmenő rendszerben / fokozatosan megszüntet/kivezet
• Italian: eliminare (it)
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• Swedish: utfasa (sv), ersätta (sv)

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