If something is phased out, people gradually stop using it.
They said the present system of military conscription should be phased out...
They phased out my job in favor of a computer.
PHRASAL VERB: be V-ed P, V P n (not pron), also V n P
If something is phased out, people gradually stop using it.
They said the present system of military conscription should be phased out...
They phased out my job in favor of a computer.
PHRASAL VERB: be V-ed P, V P n (not pron), also V n P
Collins COBUILD. Толковый словарь английского языка для изучающих язык Коллинз COBUILD (международная база данных языков Бирмингемского университета) . 2012