The meaning of Attenuate

Attenuate – definition

verb
Reduce the force, effect, or value of.
Usage examples:
This research provides a glimmer of hope that coral reefs can attenuate the effects of ocean acidif…
Synonims:
Weakened Reduced Lessened Decreased Diminished Impaired Enervated
verb
Reduce in thickness; make thin.
Usage examples:
Microscopic examination revealed the cysts were of varying size and shape and were lined by thin, a…

adjective
Reduced in force, effect, or physical thickness.
Usage examples:
The doctrines of christianity became very attenuate and distorted

verb
To make something less or weaker
Usage examples:
Radiation from the sun is attenuated by the earth's atmosphere., they propose more peacekeeping tro…

Attenuate translation into English

Attenuate: translate from English into Chinese

衰减

Attenuate: translate from English into Dutch

Verzwakken, Verzachten, Verdunnen, Vermageren

Attenuate: translate from English into French

Atténuer, Affiner, S'atténuer

Attenuate: translate from English into German

Dämpfen, Abschwächen, Abmildern, Verdünnen

Attenuate: translate from English into Hindi

दुर्लभ, कम करना, दुर्बल होना, बल या मूल्य में घटाना, पतला करना

Attenuate: translate from English into Italian

Attenuare, Attenuarsi, Assottigliare

Attenuate: translate from English into Korean

가늘게 하다, 약해지다, 묽어지다, 가늘어지다, 독소를 약화시키다, 감소하다, 회박하게 하다

Attenuate: translate from English into Russian

Ослабить, Ослаблять, Смягчать, Истощать, Разжиженный, Исхудавший, Исхудалый, Истощенный, Худой, Разжижать

Attenuate: translate from English into Spanish

Atenuar, Disminuir

Word origin

mid 16th century: from Latin attenuat- ‘made slender’, from the verb attenuare, from ad- ‘to’ + tenuare ‘make thin’ (from tenuis ‘thin’).

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Attenuate – similar words

attenuates

verb
Reduce the force, effect, or value of.
Usage examples:
This research provides a glimmer of hope that coral reefs can attenuate the effects of ocean acidif…

adjective
Reduced in force, effect, or physical thickness.
Usage examples:
The doctrines of christianity became very attenuate and distorted

verb
To make something less or weaker
Usage examples:
Radiation from the sun is attenuated by the earth's atmosphere., they propose more peacekeeping tro…

All meanings and translations of Attenuates

attenuated

adjective
Having been reduced in force, effect, or value.
Usage examples:
It appears likely that the courts will be given an attenuated role in the enforcement of these deci…

verb
Reduce the force, effect, or value of.
Usage examples:
This research provides a glimmer of hope that coral reefs can attenuate the effects of ocean acidif…

adjective
Weak or weaker
Usage examples:
Attenuated political reform, a live, attenuated vaccine (= with a weaker virus), the figurines have…

All meanings and translations of Attenuated

Attenuate synonims

decreased

verb
Make or become smaller or fewer in size, amount, intensity, or degree.
Usage examples:
The population of the area has decreased radically

noun
An instance or example of becoming smaller or fewer.
Usage examples:
A decrease in births

adjective
Having become less
Usage examples:
Decreased costs/sales/spending

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diminished

adjective
Made smaller or less.
Usage examples:
We can expect a diminished role on the world stage as other countries rise to the occasion

verb
Make or become less.
Usage examples:
The new law is expected to diminish the government's chances

verb
Past simple and past participle of diminish
Usage examples:
I don't want to diminish her achievements, but she did have a lot of help., these memories will not…

All meanings and translations of Diminished

enervated

adjective
Drained of energy or vitality.
Usage examples:
Daniel felt too enervated to resist

verb
Make (someone) feel drained of energy or vitality.
Usage examples:
The heat enervated us all

verb
Past simple and past participle of enervate

All meanings and translations of Enervated

impaired

adjective
Weakened or damaged.
Usage examples:
An impaired banking system

verb
Weaken or damage (something, especially a faculty or function).
Usage examples:
A noisy job could permanently impair their hearing

adjective
Damaged or weakened
Usage examples:
She attended a school for the visually impaired (= people who cannot see well)., he was given a tic…

All meanings and translations of Impaired

lessened

verb
Make or become less; diminish.
Usage examples:
The years have lessened the gap in age between us

All meanings and translations of Lessened

reduced

verb
Make smaller or less in amount, degree, or size.
Usage examples:
The need for businesses to reduce costs

adjective
Less than before or less than usual
Usage examples:
Reduced costs/hours/rates the industry's workers have been subjected to reduced hours and the poten…

All meanings and translations of Reduced

weakened

verb
Make or become weaker in power, resolve, or physical strength.
Usage examples:
Fault lines had weakened and shattered the rocks

verb
Past simple and past participle of weaken
Usage examples:
You could see the poor dog weakening daily as the disease spread through its body., the bill would …

All meanings and translations of Weakened

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