phase out

== English == === Pronunciation === enPR: fāz out, IPA(key): /feɪ̯z äʊ̯t/ === Verb === phase out (third-person singular simple present phases out, present participle phasing out, simple past and past participle phased out) (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). Synonym: sunset Antonym: phase in Coordinate term: phase down ==== Derived terms ==== ==== Translations ==== === Anagrams === outshape, taphouse