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German
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schwächen
, verringern
, abschwächen
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Definition & Synonyms
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• Weaken
- (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.
- (v. t.) 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.
- (v. t.) To reduce in quality, strength, or spirit; as, to weaken tea; to weaken any solution or decoction.
Synonyms:
Break, Counteract, Countermine, Damp, Dampen, Sabotage, Soften, Subvert, Undermine,
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• Weakened
- (imp. & p. p.) of Weaken
Synonyms:
Attenuate, Attenuated, Cut, Diminished, Faded, Hurt, Lessened, Thinned, Vitiated,
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• Weakening
- (p. pr. & vb. n.) of Weaken
Synonyms:
Enervating, Enfeebling,
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