wax and wane
English
Etymology
From the old descriptions of the phases of the Moon (about 14th century).
Verb
wax and wane (third-person singular simple present waxes and wanes, present participle waxing and waning, simple past and past participle waxed and waned)
- To progress through phases.
- Alternating.
- The manifestation of such philosophy seemed to wax and wane, being the most common one time, but virtually without followers at another, apparently disappearing.
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