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weak⋅en
[wee-kuh
n] 
–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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| weak·en (wē'kən) tr. & intr.v. weak·ened, weak·en·ing, weak·ens To make or become weak or weaker. weak'en·er n. |
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Weaken
Weak"en\, v. t. [imp. & p. p. Weakened; p. pr. & vb. n. Weakening.]1. 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. Their hands shall be weakened from the work, that it be not done. --Neh. vi. 9. 2. To reduce in quality, strength, or spirit; as, to weaken tea; to weaken any solution or decoction.Weaken
Weak"en\, 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. "His notion weakens, his discernings are lethargied." --Shak.
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Language Translation for : weaken
Spanish:
debilitar(se),
German:
schwächen,
Japanese:
弱る
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