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at·ten·u·ate
[v. uh-ten-yoo-eyt; adj. uh-ten-yoo-it, -eyt] verb, at·ten·u·at·ed, at·ten·u·at·ing, adjective 
yuˌeɪt; verb (used with object)
1.
to weaken or reduce in force, intensity, effect, quantity, or value: to attenuate desire.
2.
to make thin; make slender or fine.
3.
Bacteriology, Immunology. to render less virulent, as a strain of pathogenic virus or bacterium.
4.
Electronics. to decrease the amplitude of (an electronic signal).
verb (used without object)
5.
to become thin or fine; lessen.
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adjective
6.
weakened; diminishing.
7.
Botany. tapering gradually to a narrow extremity.
Origin:
1520–30; < Latin attenuātus (past participle of attenuāre to thin, reduce). See at-, tenuis, -ate1
1520–30; < Latin attenuātus (past participle of attenuāre to thin, reduce). See at-, tenuis, -ate1
Related forms
o·ver·at·ten·u·ate, verb (used with object), o·ver·at·ten·u·at·ed, o·ver·at·ten·u·at·ing.
sub·at·ten·u·ate, adjective
sub·at·ten·u·at·ed, adjective
un·at·ten·u·at·ed, adjective
un·at·ten·u·at·ed·ly, adverb
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| attenuate | |
| —vb | |
| 1. | to weaken or become weak; reduce in size, strength, density, or value |
| 2. | to make or become thin or fine; extend |
| 3. | (tr) to make (a pathogenic bacterium, virus, etc) less virulent, as by culture in special media or exposure to heat |
| —adj | |
| 4. | diluted, weakened, slender, or reduced |
| 5. | botany tapering gradually to a point |
| [C16: from Latin attenuāre to weaken, from tenuis thin] | |
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attenuate
"to make thin, to make less," 1520s, from L. attenuatus, pp. of attenuare "to make thin," from ad- "to" + tenuare "make thin," from tenuis "thin" (see tenet). Related: Attenuating (early 17c.).
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attenuate at·ten·u·ate (ə-těn'y&oomacr;-āt')
v. at·ten·u·at·ed, at·ten·u·at·ing, at·ten·u·ates
To reduce in force, value, amount, or degree; weaken; diminish.
To make bacteria or viruses less virulent.
Reduced or weakened, as in strength, value, or virulence.
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