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weaken |
Troponyms (hyponyms) of verb weaken 4 of 5 senses of weaken Sense 1 weaken => de-energize => break => devitalize, devitalise => shake => depress => unbrace => etiolate => cripple => dilute, thin, thin out reduce, cut => rarefy, attenuate => blunt => temper, season => enfeeble, debilitate, drain => enervate => dampen => neutralize, neutralise, nullify => emasculate => wash out Sense 2 weaken => attenuate => die down => collapse => fade, melt, fade out => subside, lessen => blur, dim, slur => pine away waste, languish => dull => pall => loosen, relax => slacken => slow, slow down slow up slack, slacken => wilt Sense 3 sabotage, undermine, countermine, counteract, subvert, weaken => derail Sense 5 dampen, damp, soften, weaken, break => deafen Troponyms (hyponyms) of verb weaken 4 of 5 senses of weaken Sense 1 weaken => de-energize => break => devitalize, devitalise => shake => depress => unbrace => etiolate => cripple => dilute, thin, thin out reduce, cut => water down => rarefy, attenuate => blunt => temper, season => enfeeble, debilitate, drain => waste, emaciate, macerate => enervate => dampen => neutralize, neutralise, nullify => emasculate => wash out Sense 2 weaken => attenuate => refine => die down => collapse => fade, melt, fade out => subside, lessen => blur, dim, slur => obliterate, wipe out efface => pine away waste, languish => dull => cloud => pall => loosen, relax => relax, loose => slacken => slow, slow down slow up slack, slacken => wilt Sense 3 sabotage, undermine, countermine, counteract, subvert, weaken => derail Sense 5 dampen, damp, soften, weaken, break => deafen Entailment of verb weaken Synonyms/Hypernyms (Ordered by Frequency) of verb weaken 5 senses of weaken Sense 1 weaken => change, alter Sense 2 weaken Sense 3 sabotage, undermine, countermine, counteract, subvert, weaken => disobey Sense 4 de-escalate, weaken, step down => decrease, lessen, minify Sense 5 dampen, damp, soften, weaken, break => deaden, blunt Familiarity of verb weaken weaken used as a verb is common (polysemy count = 5) Synonyms (Grouped by Similarity of Meaning) of verb weaken Sense 1 weaken => change, alter -------------- Sense 2 weaken -------------- Sense 3 sabotage, undermine, countermine, counteract, subvert, weaken => disobey -------------- Sense 4 de-escalate, weaken, step down => decrease, lessen, minify -------------- Sense 5 dampen, damp, soften, weaken, break => deaden, blunt -------------- Grep of noun weaken weakener weakening Overview of verb weaken The verb weaken has 5 senses (first 4 from tagged texts) 1. (6) weaken -- (lessen the strength of "The fever weakened his body") 2. (2) weaken -- (become weaker; "The prisoner's resistance weakened after seven days") 3. (1) sabotage, undermine, countermine, counteract, subvert, weaken -- (destroy property or hinder normal operations; "The Resistance sabotaged railroad operations during the war") 4. (1) de-escalate, weaken, step down -- (reduce the level or intensity of "de-escalate a crisis") 5. dampen, damp, soften, weaken, break -- (lessen in force or effect; "soften a shock"; "break a fall") Grep of adj weaken weakened weakening Overview of verb weaken The verb weaken has 5 senses (first 4 from tagged texts) 1. (6) weaken -- (lessen the strength of "The fever weakened his body") 2. (2) weaken -- (become weaker; "The prisoner's resistance weakened after seven days") 3. (1) sabotage, undermine, countermine, counteract, subvert, weaken -- (destroy property or hinder normal operations; "The Resistance sabotaged railroad operations during the war") 4. (1) de-escalate, weaken, step down -- (reduce the level or intensity of "de-escalate a crisis") 5. dampen, damp, soften, weaken, break -- (lessen in force or effect; "soften a shock"; "break a fall")
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