Definition of weaken

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Weaken (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..

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Disinvigorate :: Disinvigorate (v. t.) To enervate; to weaken.
Dilute :: Dilute (v. t.) To diminish the strength, flavor, color, etc., of, by mixing; to reduce, especially by the addition of water; to temper; to attenuate; to weaken..
Enfeeble :: Enfeeble (v. t.) To make feeble; to deprive of strength; to reduce the strength or force of; to weaken; to debilitate.
Craziness :: Craziness (n.) The state of being broken down or weakened; as, the craziness of a ship, or of the limbs..
Extenuate :: Extenuate (v. t.) To lessen; to palliate; to lessen or weaken the force of; to diminish the conception of, as crime, guilt, faults, ills, accusations, etc.; -- opposed to aggravate..
Effeminate :: Effeminate (v. t.) To make womanish; to make soft and delicate; to weaken.
Asystole :: Asystole (n.) A weakening or cessation of the contractile power of the heart.
Enervative :: Enervative (a.) Having power, or a tendency, to enervate; weakening..
Sprain :: Sprain (v. t.) To weaken, as a joint, ligament, or muscle, by sudden and excessive exertion, as by wrenching; to overstrain, or stretch injuriously, but without luxation; as, to sprain one's ankle..
Old :: Old (superl.) Worn out; weakened or exhausted by use; past usefulness; as, old shoes; old clothes..
Marline :: Marline (v.) A small line composed of two strands a little twisted, used for winding around ropes and cables, to prevent their being weakened by fretting..
Flagging :: Flagging (a.) Growing languid, weak, or spiritless; weakening; delaying..
Attenuate :: Attenuate (v. t.) To lessen the amount, force, or value of; to make less complex; to weaken..
Craze :: Craze (v. t.) To weaken; to impair; to render decrepit.
Weaken :: Weaken (v. t.) To reduce in quality, strength, or spirit; as, to weaken tea; to weaken any solution or decoction..
Break :: Break (v. t.) To weaken or impair, as health, spirit, or mind..
Mince :: Mince (v. t.) To suppress or weaken the force of; to extenuate; to palliate; to tell by degrees, instead of directly and frankly; to clip, as words or expressions; to utter half and keep back half of..
Break :: Break (v. i.) To become weakened in constitution or faculties; to lose health or strength.
Atrophy :: Atrophy (v. t.) To cause to waste away or become abortive; to starve or weaken.
Melt :: Melt (v. i.) Hence: To be softened; to become tender, mild, or gentle; also, to be weakened or subdued, as by fear..
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