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- pronunciation:
- wi
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 n
- parts of speech:
- verb, intransitive verb
- features:
- Word Parts
| part of speech: |
verb |
| inflections: |
weakens, weakening, weakened |
| definition: |
to make weak or weaker; to cause (something) to be less strong.
The long illness weakened her.I weakened the juice by adding more water.- synonyms:
- fade, waste
- antonyms:
- strengthen
- similar words:
- cripple, dampen, decline, dilute, dim, diminish, dwindle, ebb, exhaust, impair, lessen, relent, thin, tire, wane, water down, wear
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| related words: |
ail, batter, collapse, decay, decrease, fail, fatigue, flaw, give, hurt, injure, lag, moderate, obscure, overcome, qualify, sag, tire, trail, waste, wear |
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| part of speech: |
intransitive verb |
| definition: |
to become weak or weaker; to lose strength.
He weakened as he climbed the hill. |
| derivation: |
weakener (n.) |
The word weaken
contains the following part:
-en1
Old English
verb-forming suffix
that means to cause to be or become or have
  More about this word part:
The suffix -en1 forms verbs from monosyllabic English adjectives.
Example words:
awaken, blacken, broaden, dampen, darken, deaden, deafen, deepen, enlighten, fatten, flatten, freshen, frighten, glisten, harden, hasten, lengthen, lessen, lighten, loosen, moisten, ripen, sharpen, shorten, soften, straighten, strengthen, tighten, weaken, whiten, widen
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