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Weaken Definition And Meaning
What's The Definition Of Weaken? [v] become weaker; "The prisoner's resistance weakened after seven days" [v] lessen the strength of; "The fever weakened his body" [v] reduce the level or intensity or size or scope of; "de-escalate a crisis" [v] lessen in force or effect; "soften a shock"; "break a fall" [v] destroy property or hinder normal operations; "The Resistance sabotaged railroad operations during the war" Synonyms \| Synonyms for Weaken: counteract \| countermine \| damp \| de-escalate \| sabotage \| soften \| step down \| subvert \| undermine Related Terms \| Find terms related to Weaken: See Also \| alter \| attenuate \| blunt \| blur \| break \| castrate \| change \| collapse \| cripple \| cut \| dampen \| deaden \| deafen \| debilitate \| decrease \| de-energise \| de-energize \| depress \| derail \| devitalise \| devitalize \| die down \| dilute \| dim \| disobey \| drain \| dull \| emasculate \| enervate \| enfeeble \| etiolate \| fade \| fade out \| languish \| lessen \| loose \| loosen \| melt \| minify \| mollify \| negate \| neutralise \| neutralize \| nullify \| pall \| pine away \| rarefy \| reduce \| relax \| season \| shake \| slack \| slacken \| slow \| slow down \| slow up \| slur \| stultify \| subside \| temper \| thin \| thin out \| unbrace \| wash out \| waste \| weaken \| wilt Weaken In Webster's Dictionary \Weak"en\, v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Weakened}; p. pr. & vb. n. {Weakening}.] 1. To make weak; to lessen the strength of; to deprive of strength; to debilitate; to enfeeble; to enervate; as, to weaken the body or the mind; to weaken the hands of a magistrate; to weaken the force of an objection or an argument. Their hands shall be weakened from the work, that it be not done. --Neh. vi. 9. 2. To reduce in quality, strength, or spirit; as, to weaken tea; to weaken any solution or decoction. \Weak"en\, v. i. To become weak or weaker; to lose strength, spirit, or determination; to become less positive or resolute; as, the patient weakened; the witness weakened on cross-examination. ``His notion weakens, his discernings are lethargied.'' --Shak.

Weaken Definition And Meaning

What's The Definition Of Weaken?

[v] become weaker; "The prisoner's resistance weakened after seven days"
[v] lessen the strength of; "The fever weakened his body"
[v] reduce the level or intensity or size or scope of; "de-escalate a crisis"
[v] lessen in force or effect; "soften a shock"; "break a fall"
[v] destroy property or hinder normal operations; "The Resistance sabotaged railroad operations during the war"

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Weaken In Webster's Dictionary

\Weak"en\, v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Weakened}; p. pr. & vb.
n. {Weakening}.]
1. To make weak; to lessen the strength of; to deprive of
   strength; to debilitate; to enfeeble; to enervate; as, to
   weaken the body or the mind; to weaken the hands of a
   magistrate; to weaken the force of an objection or an
   argument.

         Their hands shall be weakened from the work, that it
         be not done.                          --Neh. vi. 9.

2. To reduce in quality, strength, or spirit; as, to weaken
   tea; to weaken any solution or decoction.


\Weak"en\, v. i.
To become weak or weaker; to lose strength, spirit, or
determination; to become less positive or resolute; as, the
patient weakened; the witness weakened on cross-examination.
``His notion weakens, his discernings are lethargied.''
--Shak.

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