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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Invalidate :: Invalidate (v. t.) To render invalid; to weaken or lessen the force of; to destroy the authority of; to render of no force or effect; to overthrow; as, to invalidate an agreement or argument..
Infirm :: Infirm (v. t.) To weaken; to enfeeble.
Spring :: Spring (v. t.) To crack or split; to bend or strain so as to weaken; as, to spring a mast or a yard..
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..
Craze :: Craze (v. t.) To weaken; to impair; to render decrepit.
Imbecile :: Imbecile (v. t.) To weaken; to make imbecile; as, to imbecile men's courage..
Nerve-shaken :: Nerve-shaken (a.) Affected by a tremor, or by a nervous disease; weakened; overcome by some violent influence or sensation; shoked..
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..
Groggy :: Groggy (a.) Weakened in a fight so as to stagger; -- said of pugilists.
Strained :: Strained (a.) Subjected to great or excessive tension; wrenched; weakened; as, strained relations between old friends..
Appall :: Appall (a.) To weaken; to enfeeble; to reduce; as, an old appalled wight..
Enervation :: Enervation (n.) The state of being weakened; effeminacy.
Enervation :: Enervation (n.) The act of weakening, or reducing strength..
Sap :: Sap (v. t.) To make unstable or infirm; to unsettle; to weaken.
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..
Sicken :: Sicken (v. t.) To impair; to weaken.
Damp :: Damp (n.) To put out, as fire; to depress or deject; to deaden; to cloud; to check or restrain, as action or vigor; to make dull; to weaken; to discourage..
Weak :: Weak (a.) To make or become weak; to weaken.
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..
Enfeeblement :: Enfeeblement (n.) The act of weakening; enervation; weakness.
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