attenuate


to weaken, to make less

TRANSLATION

vermindern, abschwächen; dünn od. schlank machen, verdünnen, dämpfen

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"Fortunately for those who can afford it, a cocktail of different drugs can greatly attenuate the effects of HIV infection."

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at-ten-u-ate

From the Latin attenure, attenut- : ad-, ad- + tenure, to make thin (from tenuis, thin)

1. To make slender, fine, or small:

"The lack of rain attenuated the river to a narrow channel."

2. To reduce in force, value, amount, or degree; weaken:

"Medicine attenuated the fever's effect."


3. To lessen the density of; rarefy.

4. Biology. To make (bacteria or viruses) less virulent.

5. Electronics. To reduce (the amplitude of an electrical signal) with little or no distortion.

Source: The American Heritage Dictionary of the English Language, Fourth Edition

Synonyms for "to weaken":

abate, attenuate, constrict, contract, cripple, debilitate, deflate, disable, dissipate, enfeeble, extenuate, lessen, mitigate, sap, shrink, thin, undermine    

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