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Verb
weaken - lessen the strength of; "The fever weakened his body"
beef up, strengthen, fortify gain strength; "His body strengthened"
modify, alter, change make less severe or harsh or extreme; "please modify this letter to make it more polite"; "he modified his views on same-gender marriage"
de-energise, de-energize deprive of energy
break weaken or destroy in spirit or body; "His resistance was broken"; "a man broken by the terrible experience of near-death"
devitalise, devitalize sap of life or energy; "The recession devitalized the economy"
shake move with or as if with a tremor; "his hands shook"
depress lessen the activity or force of; "The rising inflation depressed the economy"
unbrace remove a brace or braces from
etiolate make pale or sickly; "alcohol etiolates your skin"
cripple, stultify deprive of the use of a limb, especially a leg; "The accident has crippled her for life"
dilute, thin out, thin, reduce, cut lessen the strength or flavor of a solution or mixture; "cut bourbon"
attenuate, rarefy become weaker, in strength, value, or magnitude
blunt make less sharp; "blunt the knives"
mollify, season, temper make less rigid or softer
debilitate, enfeeble, drain make weak; "Life in the camp drained him"
enervate weaken mentally or morally
dampen lessen in force or effect; "soften a shock"; "break a fall"
nullify, negate, neutralise, neutralize prove negative; show to be false
emasculate, castrate remove the testicles of a male animal
wash out lose color in the process of being washed; "The expensive shirt washed out in the German washing machine"
weaken - become weaker; "The prisoner's resistance weakened after seven days"
strengthen gain strength; "His body strengthened"
decrease, diminish, lessen, fall decrease in size, extent, or range; "The amount of homework decreased towards the end of the semester"; "The cabin pressure fell dramatically"; "her weight fell to under a hundred pounds"; "his voice fell to a whisper"
attenuate become weaker, in strength, value, or magnitude
disappear, evaporate, melt get lost, as without warning or explanation; "He disappeared without a trace"
die down become progressively weaker; "the laughter died down"
collapse lose significance, effectiveness, or value; "The school system is collapsing"; "The stock market collapsed"
fade, melt become less clearly visible or distinguishable; disappear gradually or seemingly; "The scene begins to fade"; "The tree trunks are melting into the forest at dusk"
lessen, subside wear off or die down; "The pain subsided"
slur, dim, blur utter indistinctly
pine away, languish, waste lose vigor, health, or flesh, as through grief; "After her husband died, she just pined away"
dull make less lively or vigorous; "Middle age dulled her appetite for travel"
pall lose strength or effectiveness; become or appear boring, insipid, or tiresome (to); "the course palled on her"
loose, loosen, relax become loose or looser or less tight; "The noose loosened"; "the rope relaxed"
slacken make slack as by lessening tension or firmness
slow, slow up, slacken, slow down, slack become slow or slower; "Production slowed"
wilt become limp; "The flowers wilted"
Weaken - reduce the level or intensity or size or scope of; "de-escalate a crisis"
de-escalate, weaken, step down
escalate, step up, intensify increase in extent or intensity; "The Allies escalated the bombing"
minify, decrease, lessen decrease in size, extent, or range; "The amount of homework decreased towards the end of the semester"; "The cabin pressure fell dramatically"; "her weight fell to under a hundred pounds"; "his voice fell to a whisper"
Weaken - lessen in force or effect; "soften a shock"; "break a fall"
dampen, damp, soften, weaken, break
blunt, deaden make less sharp; "blunt the knives"
deafen make soundproof; "deafen a room"
damp, dampen, deaden restrain or discourage; "the sudden bad news damped the joyous atmosphere"
Weaken - destroy property or hinder normal operations; "The Resistance sabotaged railroad operations during the war"
sabotage, undermine, countermine, counteract, subvert, weaken
disobey refuse to go along with; refuse to follow; be disobedient; "He disobeyed his supervisor and was fired"
derail run off or leave the rails; "the train derailed because a cow was standing on the tracks"
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Verb
Weaken - To make weaker.
Weaken - To become weaker.

OmegaWiki Dictionary Ω

  • Weaken
    To weaken or reduce in force, intensity, effect, quantity.
  • Weaken
    To destroy property or hinder normal operations.

Verb

  • Infinitiv: (to) weaken
  • Presens: weaken / weakens
  • Preteritum: weakened
  • Perfektum: (have) weakened

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