wean from/off

phrasal verb

weaned from/off; weaning from/off; weans from/off

: to make (someone or something) stop doing or using (something)

efforts to wean the country from its dependence on foreign oil

I'm gradually weaning myself off cigarettes.

Examples of wean from/off in a Sentence

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The event comes on the heels of recent rumors that Microsoft is in the works to produce in-house artificial intelligence models, including reasoning models like OpenAI’s o1 which the company incorporated into its Copilot products earlier this year, in an effort to wean off its reliance on OpenAI. —Ece Yildirim, Quartz, 3 Apr. 2025

While some of the tariff threats could trigger a trade war with the bloc, some European officials are hoping Trump can pressure Kremlin-friendly countries in the bloc to wean off of Russian energy resources in exchange for U.S. energy. —Laura Kelly, The Hill, 23 Jan. 2025

Beijing had announced a 4 trillion yuan ($586 billion) package in November 2008 — which was about 13% of China’s GDP at the time — to sustain growth and wean off the impact of the worst global economic downturn in over 70 years. —Anniek Bao, CNBC, 11 Dec. 2024

Opponents say the industry already takes precautions to restrict teen use, suggest outlawing the products will move business to surrounding cities, and say the ban eliminates a tool for people to wean off traditional cigarettes. —Esteban L. Hernandez, Axios, 3 Dec. 2024