to phase out
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4.2
- phrasal verb
- /feɪz aʊt/
:
eliminar gradualmente
- Germany says they're going to phase out nuclear power.
- gradually phase out
- phase out nuclear power
- phase out inefficient subsidies
Like, yeah, OK, I think we are slowly phasing out of the crop top sort of thing.
- Like, yeah, OK, I think we are slowly phasing out of the crop top sort of thing.
- To do that, they're going to use a six point plan to phase out nuclear power.
- In Germany, we decided in a very special way to phase out nuclear.
- So I had to continue to use the accent and slowly phase it out.
- Starting this week, YouTube is phasing out monetization on kids content.
- And the first myth I think they do believe is that fossil fuels are being phased out.
- We can't completely do away with fossil fuels yet, but we can gradually phase them out.
- And we've never before had a COP agreement that has explicitly singled out the need to phase out fossil fuels.
- It's typical for NVIDIA and ambi to phase out support and deprecate devices as things age.
Examples
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Without stronger government support, it will take decades to phase out gasoline-powered vehicles.
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To reduce environmental impact, the city plans to phase out single-use plastic bags by next summer.
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Switzerland, my country decided to phase out nuclear energy.
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We're all working hard to phase out union recognition throughout all branches of the company.
Fiction book (1999) -
The German government, as you've probably heard, has phased out nuclear power.
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Kmart is phasing out the sale of handgun ammunition.
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Many conventional refrigerants have already been banned or are slated to be phased out.
Academic text (1998) -
Mercury levels are also expected to decrease as mercury-based biocides are phased out of paint.
Academic text (1993) -
Unpopular disciplines or whole departments can be phased out and replaced with newer course offerings that attract more students.
Academic text (1998) -
Over the next year, the school will phase out the use of plastic straws in the cafeteria.
Synonyms
58
4.2
To stop something that is happening or being given
28
2.8
Take something out of use when it is no longer needed
24
6.3
To stop using something because you do not need it
15
3.9
Gradually become harder to see or quieter until it disappears
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4.5
To become smaller or weaker over time until it stops
2
7.2
To stop a product or service gradually
To unroll something or slowly finish a task
Antonyms
How Gradual
Surface Forms
Morphology
phase + out
The meaning 'to gradually stop using or producing' is derivable from 'phase' (a stage; to carry out in phases) combined with the particle 'out' (meaning remove or bring to an end), so a learner who recognises both constituents can plausibly infer 'phase out' as remove in stages. However, this inference depends on knowledge of 'phase' as a verb and the phrasal verb use of 'out', which many B1 learners may lack, making the relation only partially predictable.
Etymology
Phase out may come from the image of moving something out in small steps. Imagine a light that gets dimmer in stages: each phase makes it a bit weaker until it is out. That's why phase out means 'to stop using or producing something slowly'.