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Meaning of 'attenuate'
Meaning of 'attenuate' (Webster Dictionary)
1. Attenuate 
[ a.]
- Alt. of Attenuated [ a.]2. Attenuate [ v. i.]
- To become thin, slender, or fine; to grow less; to
lessen. [ v. i.]3. Attenuate [ v. t.]
- To make thin or slender, as by mechanical or chemical
action upon inanimate objects, or by the effects of starvation,
disease, etc., upon living bodies. [ v. t.]- To make thin or less consistent; to render less viscid or dense; to rarefy. Specifically: To subtilize, as the humors of the body, or to break them into finer parts.
- To lessen the amount, force, or value of; to make less complex; to weaken.
Meaning of 'attenuate' (Princeton's WordNet)
1. attenuate [ s]
[ s]Meaning (1):
- reduced in strength
- reduced in strength
Example in sentence:
- the faded tones of an old recording
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