Definition of weaken

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Weaken (v. t.) To reduce in quality, strength, or spirit; as, to weaken tea; to weaken any solution or decoction..

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Shake :: Shake (v.) Fig.: To move from firmness; to weaken the stability of; to cause to waver; to impair the resolution of.
Water :: Water (n.) To add water to (anything), thereby extending the quantity or bulk while reducing the strength or quality; to extend; to dilute; to weaken..
Infatuate :: Infatuate (v. t.) To make foolish; to affect with folly; to weaken the intellectual powers of, or to deprive of sound judgment..
Disinvigorate :: Disinvigorate (v. t.) To enervate; to weaken.
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..
Sicken :: Sicken (v. t.) To impair; to weaken.
Blunt :: Blunt (v. t.) To repress or weaken, as any appetite, desire, or power of the mind; to impair the force, keenness, or susceptibility, of; as, to blunt the feelings..
Fatigue :: Fatigue (n.) The weakening of a metal when subjected to repeated vibrations or strains.
Debilitate :: Debilitate (v. t.) To impair the strength of; to weaken; to enfeeble; as, to debilitate the body by intemperance..
Enerve :: Enerve (v. t.) To weaken; to enervate.
Nerve-shaken :: Nerve-shaken (a.) Affected by a tremor, or by a nervous disease; weakened; overcome by some violent influence or sensation; shoked..
Pure :: Pure (superl.) Free from that which harms, vitiates, weakens, or pollutes; genuine; real; perfect; -- applied to things and actions..
Weak :: Weak (a.) To make or become weak; to weaken.
Weaken :: Weaken (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..
Asystole :: Asystole (n.) A weakening or cessation of the contractile power of the heart.
Enervation :: Enervation (n.) The state of being weakened; effeminacy.
Sophist :: Sophist (n.) One of a class of men who taught eloquence, philosophy, and politics in ancient Greece; especially, one of those who, by their fallacious but plausible reasoning, puzzled inquirers after truth, weakened the faith of the people, and drew upon themselves general hatred and contempt..
Craze :: Craze (v. t.) To weaken; to impair; to render decrepit.
Extend :: Extend (v. t.) To increase in quantity by weakening or adulterating additions; as, to extend liquors..
Enfeebler :: Enfeebler (n.) One who, or that which, weakens or makes feeble..
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