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fra: atténuer

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means(verb) lessen the strength of; "The fever weakened his body"
weaken
means(verb) make less lively, intense, or vigorous; impair in vigor, force, activity, or sensation; "Terror blunted her feelings"; "deaden a sound"
blunt, deaden
means(verb) cause to change; make different; cause a transformation; "The advent of the automobile may have altered the growth pattern of the city"; "The discussion has changed my thinking about the issue"
alter, change, modify
means(verb) weaken mentally or morally
enervate
means(verb) weaken the consistency of (a chemical substance)
attenuate, rarefy
means(verb) make smaller; "He decreased his staff"
lessen, minify, decrease
means(verb) decrease in size, extent, or range; "The amount of homework decreased towards the end of the semester"; "The cabin pressure fell dramatically"; "her weight fell to under a hundred pounds"; "his voice fell to a whisper"
fall, decrease, diminish, lessen
means(verb) make weak; "Life in the camp drained him"
drain, debilitate, enfeeble
means(verb) make soft or softer; "This liquid will soften your laundry"
soften
means(verb) make vapid or deprive of spirit; "deadened wine"
deaden
means(verb) make dull in appearance; "Age had dulled the surface"
dull
means(verb) correct by punishment or discipline
chasten, subdue, tame
means(verb) make dull or blunt; "Too much cutting dulls the knife's edge"
dull, blunt
means(verb) become weaker, in strength, value, or magnitude
attenuate
means(verb) make less severe or harsh or extreme; "please modify this letter to make it more polite"; "he modified his views on same-gender marriage"
modify
means(verb) wear off or die down; "The pain subsided"
subside, lessen
means(verb) become weaker; "The prisoner's resistance weakened after seven days"
weaken
means(verb) become dim or lusterless; "the lights dimmed and the curtain rose"
dim

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