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Adjective weakened has 5 senses
- diminished, lessened, vitiated, weakened - impaired by diminution
Antonym: unimpaired (indirect, via impaired)
- weakened - made weak or weaker
Antonym: strong (indirect, via weak)
- attenuate, attenuated, faded, weakened - reduced in strength; "the faded tones of an old recording"
Antonym: increased (indirect, via decreased)
- cut, thinned, weakened - mixed with water; "sold cut whiskey"; "a cup of thinned soup"
Antonym: undiluted (indirect, via diluted)
- hurt, weakened - used of inanimate objects or their value
Antonym: undamaged (indirect, via damaged)
Verb weaken has 5 senses
- weaken - lessen the strength of; "The fever weakened his body"
--1 is one way to change, alter, modify
Antonyms: strengthen, beef up, fortify
Sample sentences:
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- weaken - become weaker; "The prisoner's resistance weakened after seven days"
--2 is one way to decrease, diminish, lessen, fall
Antonyms: strengthen
Sample sentences:
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- sabotage, undermine, countermine, counteract, subvert, weaken - destroy property or hinder normal operations; "The Resistance sabotaged railroad operations during the war"
--3 is one way to disobey
Sample sentence:
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- de-escalate, weaken, step down - reduce the level or intensity or size or scope of; "de-escalate a crisis"
--4 is one way to decrease, lessen, minify
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- dampen, damp, soften, weaken, break - lessen in force or effect; "soften a shock"; "break a fall"
--5 is one way to deaden, blunt
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