WEANING Synonyms
There are 4 hypernyms of the word weaning. (close relations)
Definition of WEANING
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abatement | nounn | |||||||
noun • an interruption in the intensity or amount of something • the act of abating | ||||||||
cessation | nounn | |||||||
noun • a stopping | ||||||||
conclusion | nounn | |||||||
noun • a position or opinion or judgment reached after consideration • an intuitive assumption • the temporal end; the concluding time • event whose occurrence ends something • the proposition arrived at by logical reasoning (such as the proposition that must follow from the major and minor premises of a syllogism) • the act of ending something • a final settlement • the last section of a communication • the act of making up your mind about something | ||||||||
decrease | verbv | |||||||
noun • a change downward • a process of becoming smaller or shorter • the amount by which something decreases • the act of decreasing or reducing something verb • decrease in size, extent, or range • make become smaller | ||||||||
detachment | nounn | |||||||
noun • avoiding emotional involvement • the act of releasing from an attachment or connection • the state of being isolated or detached • a small unit of troops of special composition • coming apart | ||||||||
diminution | nounn | |||||||
noun • change toward something smaller or lower • the statement of a theme in notes of lesser duration (usually half the length of the original) • the act of decreasing or reducing something | ||||||||
discontinuation | nounn | |||||||
noun • the act of discontinuing or breaking off; an interruption (temporary or permanent) | ||||||||
easing | verb, noun, adjectivev, n, adj | |||||||
noun • a change for the better • the act of reducing something unpleasant (as pain or annoyance) | ||||||||
end | verb, nounv, n | |||||||
noun • either extremity of something that has length • the point in time at which something ends • the final stage or concluding parts of an event or occurrence • the state of affairs that a plan is intended to achieve and that (when achieved) terminates behavior intended to achieve it • a final part or section • a final state • the surface at either extremity of a three-dimensional object • (football) the person who plays at one end of the line of scrimmage • a boundary marking the extremities of something • one of two places from which people are communicating to each other • the part you are expected to play • the last section of a communication • a piece of cloth that is left over after the rest has been used or sold • (American football) a position on the line of scrimmage, designating players at each end of the defensive line verb • have an end, in a temporal, spatial, or quantitative sense; either spatial or metaphorical • bring to an end or halt • be the end of; be the last or concluding part of • put an end to | ||||||||
gradual | adjectiveadj | |||||||
adjective • proceeding in small stages • (of a topographical gradient) not steep or abrupt noun • (Roman Catholic Church) an antiphon (usually from the Book of Psalms) immediately after the epistle at Mass | ||||||||
lessening | verb, noun, adjectivev, n, adj | |||||||
noun • a change downward | ||||||||
reduction | nounn | |||||||
noun • the act of decreasing or reducing something • any process in which electrons are added to an atom or ion (as by removing oxygen or adding hydrogen); always occurs accompanied by oxidation of the reducing agent • the act of reducing complexity | ||||||||
separation | nounn | |||||||
noun • the state of lacking unity • coming apart • the distance between things • sorting one thing from others • the social act of separating or parting company • the space where a division or parting occurs • the termination of employment (by resignation or dismissal) • (law) the cessation of cohabitation of man and wife (either by mutual agreement or under a court order) • the act of dividing or disconnecting | ||||||||
termination | nounn | |||||||
noun • a coming to an end of a contract period • a place where something ends or is complete • something that results • the end of a word (a suffix or inflectional ending or final morpheme) • the act of ending something | ||||||||
withdrawal | nounn | |||||||
noun • a retraction of a previously held position • the act of taking out money or other capital • the act of withdrawing • avoiding emotional involvement • the act of withdrawing blood, tumors, etc. • the act of ceasing to participate in an activity • a method of birth control in which coitus is initiated but the penis is deliberately withdrawn before ejaculation • formal separation from an alliance or federation • the termination of drug taking | ||||||||
ablactate | verbv | |||||||
verb • gradually deprive (infants and young mammals) of mother's milk |