- 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.
2 . Weaken
[ 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. - To reduce in quality, strength, or spirit; as, to weaken
tea; to weaken any solution or decoction.
Meaning of 'weaken' (Princeton's WordNet)
1 . weaken
[ v]
Meaning (1): - lessen in force or effect
Example in sentence:
break a fall;
soften a shock
Meaning (2): - reduce the level or intensity or size or scope of
Example in sentence:
de-escalate a crisis
Meaning (3): - lessen the strength of
Example in sentence:
The fever weakened his body
Meaning (4): - become weaker
Example in sentence:
The prisoner's resistance weakened after seven days;
The sound faded out
Meaning (5): - destroy property or hinder normal operations
Example in sentence:
The Resistance sabotaged railroad operations during the war
Weakening, deterioration, or depreciation of currency Weakening, deterioration, or depreciation of a currency refers to a drop in the foreign exchange value of a floating currency. The opposite of weakening is strengthening ...