wean off

verb

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

Meanings

verbwean off (third-person singular simple present weans off, present participle weaning off, simple past and past participle weaned off)

present singular third person weans off · participle present weaning off · participle past weaned off · past weaned off

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

Translations

Hungarian leszoktat
  • leszoktatTranslations
Polish odzwyczajać, odzwyczaić
  • odzwyczajaćTranslations
  • odzwyczaićTranslations
Spanish deshabituar
  • deshabituarTranslations
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APA

wean off. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 4, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/wean%20off

MLA

“wean off.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/wean%20off. Accessed November 4, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “wean off,” accessed November 4, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/wean%20off.

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