re-weaken

weak·en

[wee-kuhn]
verb (used with object)
1.
to make weak or weaker.
2.
Phonetics. to change (a speech sound) to an articulation requiring less effort, as from geminate to nongeminate or from stop to fricative.
verb (used without object)
3.
to become weak or weaker.

Origin:
1520–30; weak + -en1

weak·en·er, noun
re·weak·en, verb
un·weak·ened, adjective
un·weak·en·ing, adjective


1, 3. enfeeble, debilitate, enervate, undermine, sap, exhaust, deplete, lessen, diminish, lower, reduce, impair, minimize, invalidate.


1, 3. strengthen.
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weaken (ˈwiːkən) [Click for IPA pronunciation guide]
 
vb
to become or cause to become weak or weaker
 
'weakener
 
n

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