Dwindle1. (v. i.) To diminish; to become less; to shrink; to waste or consume away; to become degenerate; to fall away.
2. (v. t.) To make less; to bring low.
3. (v. t.) To break; to disperse.
4. (n.) The process of dwindling; dwindlement; decline; degeneracy.
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