| NOUN | event | weakening | becoming weaker |
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| act | weakening | the act of reducing the strength of something | |
| ADJECTIVE | all | weakening, debilitative, enervating, enfeebling | causing debilitation |
| all | weakening | moderating by making pain or sorrow weaker |
| Sounds | wiy'kahnihng | |
|---|---|---|
| Rhymes | abducting ... zoning: 2044 rhymes with ihng... | |
| Meaning | Causing debilitation. | |
|---|---|---|
| Synonyms | debilitative, enervating, enfeebling | |
| Broader | debilitating | impairing the strength and vitality |
| Spanish | enervador | |
| Meaning | moderating by making pain or sorrow weaker. | |
|---|---|---|
| Broader | moderating | lessening in intensity or strength |
| Spanish | debilitado | |
| Meaning | Becoming weaker. | |
|---|---|---|
| Narrower | atrophy, withering | Any weakening or degeneration (especially through lack of use) |
| attenuation, fading | weakening in force or intensity | |
| debilitation, enervation, enfeeblement, exhaustion | serious weakening and loss of energy | |
| fall, downfall | A sudden decline in strength or number or importance | |
| relaxation, loosening, slackening | An occurrence of control or strength weakening | |
| Broader | transformation, transmutation, shift | A qualitative change |
| Opposite | strengthening | Becoming stronger |
| Spanish | debilitamiento | |
| Verbs | weaken | become weaker |
| Meaning | The act of reducing the strength of something. | |
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| Narrower | dilution | weakening (reducing the concentration) by the addition of water or a thinner |
| etiolation | The act of weakening by stunting the growth or development of something | |
| wilt, wilting | Causing to become limp or drooping | |
| Broader | decrease, diminution, reduction, step-down | The act of decreasing or reducing something |
| Opposite | strengthening | The act of increasing the strength of something |
| Spanish | debilitación, debilitamiento | |
| Catalan | afebliment, debilitació, debilitament | |
| Verbs | weaken | lessen the strength of |
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