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verb
- 1. make or become weaker in power, resolve, or physical strength: "fault lines had weakened and shattered the rocks" Similar Opposite
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The meaning of WEAKEN is to make weak : lessen the strength of. How to use weaken in a sentence. Synonym Discussion of Weaken.
to become or make something or someone become less powerful, successful, effective, etc.: A series of scandals weakened investor confidence. The plan has divided the country and weakened the government. They will reduce interest rates if the economy weakens.
To weaken is to become less powerful or strong. When a storm weakens, the wind dies down and the torrential rain becomes a light drizzle.
to ( cause to) become less strong, powerful, determined, or effective: You could see the poor dog weakening daily as the disease spread through its body. The bill would seriously weaken environmental protections. We know that prolonged exposure to vibration can weaken aircraft components.
verb (used without object) to become weak or weaker. Synonyms: invalidate, minimize, impair, reduce, lower, diminish, lessen, deplete, exhaust, sap, undermine, enervate, debilitate, enfeeble. Antonyms: strengthen. weaken.
If you weaken something or if it weakens, it becomes less strong or less powerful. The recession has weakened so many firms that many can no longer survive. [VERB noun] The Prime Minister's opponents believe that her authority has been fatally weakened. [VERB noun] Family structures are weakening and breaking up.
weaken. verb. /ˈwikən/. Verb Forms. [transitive, intransitive] weaken (somebody/something) to make someone or something less strong or powerful; to become less strong or powerful The team has been weakened by injury. The new evidence weakens the case against her.
weaken. verb. /ˈwiːkən/ Verb Forms. [transitive, intransitive] weaken (somebody/something) to make somebody/something less strong or powerful; to become less strong or powerful. The team has been weakened by injury. The new evidence weakens the case against her. This new story has severely weakened the President’s position.
weaken definition: 1. to become less strong or powerful, or to make someone or something less strong or powerful: 2…. Learn more.
How to use . weaken in a sentenceDemocrats split over moves to weaken Wall Street reforms, and Republicans pouted over lost leverage.
