Found 3 items, similar to Weaken.
English → Indonesian (quick)
Definition: weaken
melaifkan, melemahkan, mendaifkan
English → English (WordNet)
Definition: weaken
weaken
v 1: lessen the strength of;
“The fever weakened his body” [ant:
strengthen]
2: become weaker;
“The prisoner's resistance weakened after
seven days” [ant:
strengthen]
3: destroy property or hinder normal operations;
“The
Resistance sabotaged railroad operations during the war”
[syn:
sabotage,
undermine,
countermine,
counteract,
subvert]
4: reduce the level or intensity or size or scope of;
“de-escalate a crisis” [syn:
de-escalate,
step down]
[ant:
escalate]
5: lessen in force or effect;
“soften a shock”;
“break a fall”
[syn:
dampen,
damp,
soften,
break]
English → English (gcide)
Definition: Weaken
Weaken
\Weak"en\, v. t. [imp. & p. p.
Weakened; p. pr. & vb.
n.
Weakening.]
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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.
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Their hands shall be weakened from the work, that it
be not done. --Neh. vi. 9.
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2. To reduce in quality, strength, or spirit; as, to weaken
tea; to weaken any solution or decoction.
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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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