What does wean off mean?

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wean off

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Frequency: Zipf frequency 2.72 in modern English

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to get (someone) off (an addiction), to rid (someone) of a habit

weans off (present, singular) weaning off (participle, present) weaned off (participle, past) weaned off (past)

What does wean off mean?: to get (someone) off (an addiction), to rid (someone) of a habit

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