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weak·en
 weaken
- pronunciation:
- wi
k
 n
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transitive verb & intransitive verb |
| inflections: |
weakened, weakening, weakens |
| definition: |
to make or become weak or weaker.
- 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 |
| derivation: |
weakener (n.) |
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