English > weaken: 5 senses > verb 1, changeMeaning | lessen the strength of. |
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Pattern | Somebody ----s something; Somebody ----s somebody; Something ----s somebody; Something ----s something |
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Example | "The fever weakened his body" |
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Cause to | weaken | Become weaker |
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Narrower | blunt | make less intense |
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break | weaken or destroy in spirit or body |
cripple, stultify | deprive of strength or efficiency |
dampen | Reduce the amplitude (of oscillations or waves) |
de-energize, de-energise | deprive of energy |
depress | lessen the activity or force of |
devitalize, devitalise | sap of life or energy |
dilute, thin, thin out, reduce, cut | lessen the strength or flavor of a solution or mixture |
emasculate, castrate | deprive of strength or vigor |
enervate | weaken mentally or morally |
enfeeble, debilitate, drain | make weak |
etiolate | make weak by stunting the growth or development of |
neutralize, neutralise, nullify, negate | make ineffective by counterbalancing the effect of |
rarefy, attenuate | weaken the consistency of (a chemical substance) |
shake | undermine or cause to waver |
temper, season, mollify, moderate | make more temperate, acceptable, or suitable by adding something else |
unbrace | Remove a brace or braces from |
wash out | deplete of strength or vitality |
Broader | change, alter, modify | Cause to change |
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Opposite | strengthen, beef up, fortify | make strong or stronger |
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Spanish | ablandar, atenuar, debilitar, flaquear, reblandecer |
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Catalan | ablanir, afluixar, debilitar, estovar, extenuar-se, flaquejar, perdre forces, reblanir |
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Nouns | weakener | that which weakens / weakens / weakens or causes a loss of strength |
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weakening | the act of reducing the strength of something |
English > weaken: 5 senses > verb 2, changeMeaning | Become weaker. |
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Pattern | Something ----s; Somebody ----s |
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Example | "The prisoner's resistance weakened after seven days" |
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Caused by | weaken | lessen the strength of |
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Narrower | attenuate | Become weaker, in strength, value, or magnitude |
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blur, dim, slur | Become vague or indistinct |
collapse | Lose significance, effectiveness, or value |
die down | Become progressively weaker |
dull | make less lively or vigorous |
fade, melt | Become less clearly visible or distinguishable |
loosen, relax, loose | Become loose or looser or less tight / tight / tight / tight |
melt, disappear, evaporate | Become less intense and fade away gradually |
pall | Lose strength or effectiveness |
pine away, waste, languish | Lose vigor, health, or flesh, as through grief |
slacken | Become looser or slack |
slow, slow down, slow up, slack, slacken | Become slow or slower |
subside, lessen | Wear off or die down |
wilt | Lose strength |
Broader | decrease, diminish, lessen, fall | decrease in size, extent, or range |
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Opposite | strengthen | gain strength |
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Spanish | debilitarse, debilitar, flaquear |
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Catalan | afeblir-se, debilitar, defallir, fallir, flaquejar, perdre forces, postrar-se, prostrar-se |
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Nouns | weakening | becoming weaker |
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