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Meaning of 'weaken'
Meaning of 'weaken' (Webster Dictionary)
1. Weaken 
[ v. i.]
- 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. [ v. i.]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. [ v. t.]- 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]
[ v]Meaning (1):
- reduce the level or intensity or size or scope of
- reduce the level or intensity or size or scope of
Example in sentence:
- de-escalate a crisis
Meaning (2):
- lessen in force or effect
- lessen in force or effect
Example in sentence:
- break a fall;
- soften a shock
Meaning (3):
- lessen the strength of
- lessen the strength of
Example in sentence:
- The fever weakened his body
Meaning (4):
- become weaker
- become weaker
Example in sentence:
- The prisoner's resistance weakened after seven days
Meaning (5):
- destroy property or hinder normal operations
- destroy property or hinder normal operations
Example in sentence:
- The Resistance sabotaged railroad operations during the war
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