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weaken

 [wee-kuhn]  

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.

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Origin:
1520–30; weak + -en1

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

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

Antonyms
1, 3. strengthen.

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weaken (ˈwiːkən)
 
—vb
to become or cause to become weak or weaker
 
'weakener
 
—n

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