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- pronunciation:
- wi
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- parts of speech:
- transitive verb, intransitive verb
- features:
- Word Combinations (verb), Word Parts
| part of speech: |
transitive verb |
| inflections: |
weakens, weakening, weakened |
| definition: |
to make weak or weaker; to cause to lose strength.
The illness had weakened her a great deal, and it still took great effort to walk.He added some water to weaken the taste of the whisky.- synonyms:
- attenuate, debilitate, enervate, fade, waste
- antonyms:
- stiffen, strengthen, toughen
- similar words:
- cripple, dampen, decline, depress, dilute, dim, diminish, dwindle, ebb, enfeeble, exhaust, flag, impair, lessen, mitigate, relent, sap, shrivel, thin, tire, undermine, wane, water down, waver, wear
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| related words: |
ail, batter, canker, collapse, cut, deaden, debase, decay, decrease, destroy, fail, fatigue, flaw, give, hurt, injure, lag, languish, moderate, obscure, overcome, qualify, sag, sink, tire, trail, vitiate, warp, waste, wear, wilt |
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| part of speech: |
intransitive verb |
| definition: |
to become weak or weaker; to lose strength.
Without exercise, your muscles will weaken. |
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| derivation: |
weakener (n.) |
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