| VERB | change | attenuate, rarefy | weaken the consistency of (a chemical substance) |
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| change | attenuate | become weaker, in strength, value, or magnitude | |
| ADJECTIVE | all | attenuate, attenuated, faded, weakened | reduced in strength |
| Sounds | ahteh'nyuwey.t | |
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| Rhymes | abate ... welterweight: 559 rhymes with eyt... | |
| Meaning | Reduced in strength. | |
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| Synonyms | attenuated, faded, weakened | |
| Broader | decreased, reduced | made less in size or amount or degree |
| Spanish | atenuado, debilitado | |
| Meaning | weaken the consistency of (a chemical substance) . | |
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| Pattern | Somebody ----s something; Something ----s something | |
| Synonym | rarefy | |
| Category | chemistry, chemical science | The science of matter |
| Broader | weaken | lessen the strength of |
| Spanish | atenuar, debilitar, enrarecer, suavizar | |
| Catalan | atenuar | |
| Nouns | attenuation | the property of something that has been weakened or reduced in thickness or density |
| Meaning | Become weaker, in strength, value, or magnitude. | |
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| Pattern | Something ----s | |
| Narrower | refine | attenuate or reduce in vigor, strength, or validity by polishing or purifying |
| Broader | weaken | Become weaker |
| Spanish | atenuar | |
| Catalan | atenuar | |
| Nouns | attenuation | weakening in force or intensity |
| attenuator | an electrical device for attenuating the strength of an electrical signal | |
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