What does weaken mean?
Weaken means (transitive) To make weaker or less strong..
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/ˈwikən/ · verb
(transitive) To make weaker or less strong..
weaken a bond
weaken a joint
Over the years my enthusiasm for the job has weakened.
My friends, we are confronted with a serious situation. But it is typical of the security problems of the world today. Powerful and aggressive forces are constantly probing, now here, now there, to see whether the free world is weakened. In the face of this, there are no easy choices available. It is misleading for anyone to imply that there are. However, the present situation, though serious, is by no means desperate or hopeless.
Use weaken when its meaning, tone and grammar fit the full sentence. A synonym is not always a direct replacement.
Weaken means (transitive) To make weaker or less strong..
Common synonyms include attenuate, blunt, break down, dilute.
Possible antonyms include strengthen, fortify, intensify, escalate.
weaken a bond
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