Thesaurus: weaken

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1. v. t. 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.
2. v. t. To reduce in quality, strength, or spirit; as, to weaken tea; to weaken any solution or decoction.
3. 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.
4. v. lessen the strength of
5. v. become weaker
6. v. destroy property or hinder normal operations
7. v. reduce the level or intensity or size or scope of
8. v. lessen in force or effect
9. 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. 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.
10. To become weak or weaker; to lose strength, spirit, ordetermination; to become less positive or resolute; as, the patientweakened; the witness weakened on cross-examination. "His notionweakens, his discernings are lethargied." Shak.
11. v:100 v. lessen the strength of v. become weaker