VERB: "to become progressively smaller toward one end" Crossword Clue

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VERB: "to become progressively smaller toward one end" Crossword Answer

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(noun)
1. a loosely woven cord (in a candle or oil lamp) that draws fuel by capillary action up into the flame
2. stick of wax with a wick in the middle
(verb)
1. give a point to
2. diminish gradually

Hint 2: Clue Definitions

PROGRESSIVELY (adverb)
1. advancing in amount or intensity
SMALLER (adjective)
1. small or little relative to something else

Hint 3: Anagram

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