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weaken

/ weaken /
verb

Definitions & Examples

verb Sense 1
become weaker
"The prisoner''s resistance weakened after seven days"
Opposites:
strengthen
Type of:
decrease diminish lessen
Kinds of:
attenuate melt disappear die down collapse
Derived:
weakening
Usage Patterns:
Somebody ----s
Somebody ----s something
verb Sense 2
lessen the strength of
"The fever weakened his body"
Opposites:
strengthen beef up fortify
Type of:
change alter modify
Kinds of:
de-energize de-energise break devitalize devitalise
Derived:
weakener weakening
Usage Patterns:
Somebody ----s somebody into V-ing something
Somebody ----s something with something
Somebody ----s on something
Somebody ----s somebody PP
verb Sense 3
reduce the level or intensity or size or scope of
"de-escalate a crisis"
Opposites:
escalate intensify step up
Type of:
decrease lessen minify
Derived:
decrease diminution reduction step-down weakener
Usage Patterns:
Somebody ----s somebody into V-ing something
Somebody ----s somebody PP
verb Sense 4
lessen in force or effect
"soften a shock"
"break a fall"
Type of:
deaden blunt
Kinds of:
deafen dampen deaden damp
Derived:
weakener damper
Usage Patterns:
Somebody ----s
Somebody ----s somebody into V-ing something
Somebody ----s somebody PP
verb Sense 5
destroy property or hinder normal operations
"The Resistance sabotaged railroad operations during the war"
Type of:
disobey
Kinds of:
derail
Derived:
sabotage
Usage Patterns:
Somebody ----s somebody into V-ing something
Semantic Complexity
50%
Sense Count
5
Total Synonyms
0
Total Relationships
45
Times Searched
4
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decrease diminish lessen attenuate melt disappear die down collapse strengthen change alter modify