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attenuate

/ attenuate /
verb/adjective satellite

Definitions & Examples

verb Sense 1
become weaker, in strength, value, or magnitude
Type of:
weaken
Kinds of:
refine
Derived:
attenuation fading attenuator
Usage Patterns:
Somebody ----s
adjective satellite Sense 2
reduced in strength
"the faded tones of an old recording"
Similar:
decreased reduced
verb Sense 3
weaken the consistency of (a chemical substance)
Type of:
weaken
Derived:
attenuation rarefaction
Usage Patterns:
Somebody ----s somebody into V-ing something
Somebody ----s somebody PP
Domain:
chemistry chemical science
Semantic Complexity
39%
Sense Count
3
Total Synonyms
2
Total Relationships
10
Times Searched
1
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