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   weaken

   /ˈwiːk(ə)n/

   verb

   • 1. make or become weaker in power, resolve, or physical strength: "fault lines had weakened and shattered the rocks" Similar enfeebledebilitateincapacitatesap one's strengthenervatetireexhaustwear outwithererodediminishdestroyreducedecreasediminishlessenmoderatetempersapdilutewater downthinbluntmitigatedepletesoften (up)abatelessendecreasedwindlediminishease uplet uptrail offwaneebbsubsidepeter outmelt awayfizzle outtaper offtail offgrow dimgrow faintdeclinedeterioratedegenerateshrivelwilttirelanguishfalterimpairunderminecompromiseinvalidaterefuterebutnegatediscreditrelentgive inacquiesceyieldgive wayaccedesuccumbcome roundconsentassentagreesoftenbendease upease offOpposite strengthenincreasebooststrengthenintensifystrengthenbolsterstand firm

   Derivatives

   • 1. weakener noun

   Scrabble Points: 13

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   • Znaczenie Weaken, Definicja W Cambridge English Dictionary

     WEAKEN definicja: 1. to (cause to) become less strong,...

   • English (US)

     to become or make something or someone become less powerful,...

   • Weaken: Catalan Translation

     weaken translate: afeblir(-se). Learn more in the Cambridge...

   • Weaken: Arabic Translation

     weaken translate: يُضْعِف. Learn more in the Cambridge...

   • Weaken: Korean Translation

     weaken translate: 약화시키다. Learn more in the Cambridge...

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   verb (used with object) to make weak or weaker. Synonyms: invalidate, minimize, impair, reduce, lower, diminish, lessen, deplete, exhaust, sap, undermine, enervate, debilitate, enfeeble. Antonyms: strengthen. Phonetics. to change (a speech sound) to an articulation requiring less effort, as from geminate to nongeminate or from stop to fricative.

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   To weaken is to become less powerful or strong. When a storm weakens, the wind dies down and the torrential rain becomes a light drizzle.

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