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Weaken meaning in English
Meaning of Weaken in English
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Weaken
see synonyms of weakenVerb
1. weaken
lessen the strength of
Example Sentences:'The fever weakened his body'
2. weaken
become weaker
Example Sentences:'The prisoner's resistance weakened after seven days'
3. counteract, countermine, sabotage, subvert, undermine, weaken
destroy property or hinder normal operations
Example Sentences:'The Resistance sabotaged railroad operations during the war'
4. de-escalate, step down, weaken
reduce the level or intensity or size or scope of
Example Sentences:'de-escalate a crisis'
5. break, damp, dampen, soften, weaken
lessen in force or effect
Example Sentences:'soften a shock''break a fall'
WordNet Lexical Database for English. Princeton University. 2010.
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