Question

His authority and influence over his coordinates broke down gradually.‎

Accepted Answer

(ergativehttps://en.wiktionary.org/wiki/Appendix:Glossary#ergative, figurativelyhttps://en.wiktionary.org/wiki/Appendix:Glossary#figurative) To render or to become weakhttps://en.wiktionary.org/wiki/weak and ineffectivehttps://en.wiktionary.org/wiki/ineffective.

Sentence	His authority and influence over his coordinates broke down gradually.‎
Definition	( ergative https://en.wiktionary.org/wiki/Appendix:Glossary#ergative , figuratively https://en.wiktionary.org/wiki/Appendix:Glossary#figurative ) To render or to become weak https://en.wiktionary.org/wiki/weak and ineffective https://en.wiktionary.org/wiki/ineffective .

Authority Influence Coordinates Broke Gradually.‎ Render