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Phrasal verbBand 7–8Toofey picks
phase out
/ˈfeɪz ˈaʊt/
phrasal verb
To stop using something gradually.
- “The government plans to phase out petrol cars.”Toofey
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Source: Written for Toofey (original); IPA generated with eSpeak NG (GPL-3.0 (software))