weaken (HyperDic hyper-dictionary) (English)

English 5 senses of the word *weaken*:
VERB	change	weaken	lessen the strength of
change	weaken	become weaker
social	weaken, sabotage, undermine, countermine, counteract, subvert	destroy property or hinder normal operations
change	weaken, de-escalate, step down	reduce the level or intensity or size or scope of
change	weaken, dampen, damp, soften, break	lessen in force or effect

weaken pronunciation
Sounds	wiy'kahn
Rhymes	Aachen ... Zukerman: 2572 rhymes with ahn...

Englishweaken: 5 senses verb 1, change
Meaning	lessen the strength of.
Pattern	Somebody ----s something; Somebody ----s somebody; Something ----s somebody; Something ----s something
Example	"The fever weakened his body"
Cause to	weaken	Become weaker
Narrower	blunt	make less intense
	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
Opposite	strengthen, beef up, fortify	make strong or stronger
Spanish	ablandar, atenuar, debilitar, flaquear, reblandecer
Catalan	ablanir, afluixar, debilitar, estovar, extenuar-se, flaquejar, perdre forces, reblanir
Nouns	weakener	that which weakens / weakens / weakens or causes a loss of strength
Nouns	weakening	the act of reducing the strength of something

Englishweaken: 5 senses verb 2, change
Meaning	Become weaker.
Pattern	Something ----s; Somebody ----s
Example	"The prisoner's resistance weakened after seven days"
Caused by	weaken	lessen the strength of
Narrower	attenuate	Become weaker, in strength, value, or magnitude
	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
Opposite	strengthen	gain strength
Spanish	debilitarse, debilitar, flaquear
Catalan	afeblir-se, debilitar, defallir, fallir, flaquejar, perdre forces, postrar-se, prostrar-se
Nouns	weakening	becoming weaker

Englishweaken: 5 senses verb 3, social
Meaning	Destroy property or hinder normal operations.
Pattern	Somebody ----s something
Synonyms	sabotage, undermine, countermine, counteract, subvert
Narrower	derail	Cause to run off the tracks
Broader	disobey	refuse to go along with
Spanish	minar, sabotear, socavar, subvertir, trastornar
Catalan	minar, sabotejar, soscavar, subvertir

Englishweaken: 5 senses verb 4, change
Meaning	Reduce the level or intensity or size or scope of.
Pattern	Somebody ----s something; Something ----s something
Synonyms	de-escalate, step down
Broader	decrease, lessen, minify	make smaller
Opposite	escalate, intensify, step up	increase in extent or intensity
Spanish	desescalar
Catalan	desescalar
Nouns	weakener	that which weakens / weakens / weakens or causes a loss of strength

Englishweaken: 5 senses verb 5, change
Meaning	lessen in force or effect.
Pattern	Something ----s; Somebody ----s something; Something ----s something
Synonyms	dampen, damp, soften, break
Narrower	dampen, deaden, damp	make vague or obscure or make (an image) less visible
Narrower	deafen	make soundproof
Broader	deaden, blunt	make less lively, intense, or vigorous
Spanish	atenuar
Catalan	atenuar
Nouns	weakener	that which weakens / weakens / weakens or causes a loss of strength

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