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Detailed Synonyms for weaken in English

weaken:

to weaken verbe (weakens, weakened, weakening)

  1. to weaken
    to weaken; to cease; to come down; be going down hill; to fall away; to be lost
  2. to weaken
    to fade; to weaken; to slacken
    • fade verbe (fades, faded, fading)
    • weaken verbe (weakens, weakened, weakening)
    • slacken verbe (slackens, slackened, slackening)
  3. to weaken
    to weaken; to soften
    • weaken verbe (weakens, weakened, weakening)
    • soften verbe (softens, softened, softening)
  4. to weaken
    – become weaker 1
    dilute
    – lessen the strength or flavor of a solution or mixture 1
    to abate
    – become less in amount or intensity 1
    • abate verbe (abates, abated, abating)
      • The storm abated1
    to weaken
    – become weaker 1
    • weaken verbe (weakens, weakened, weakening)
      • The prisoner's resistance weakened after seven days1
    adulterate; to lessen; to become weak; lose strength
    to enervate
    – weaken mentally or morally 1
    • enervate verbe (enervates, enervated, enervating)
    to enfeeble
    – make weak 1
    • enfeeble verbe (enfeebles, enfeebled, enfeebling)
  5. to weaken
    – become weaker 1
    to weaken
    – become weaker 1
    • weaken verbe (weakens, weakened, weakening)
      • The prisoner's resistance weakened after seven days1
  6. to weaken
    – lessen the strength of 1
    to weaken
    – lessen the strength of 1
    • weaken verbe (weakens, weakened, weakening)
      • The fever weakened his body1
  7. to weaken
    – reduce the level or intensity or size or scope of 1
    to weaken; to step down; de-escalate
    – reduce the level or intensity or size or scope of 1
    • weaken verbe (weakens, weakened, weakening)
    • step down verbe (steps down, stepped down, stepping down)
    • de-escalate verbe
      • de-escalate a crisis1
  8. to weaken
    – lessen in force or effect 1
    to break; to damp; dampen; to weaken; to soften
    – lessen in force or effect 1
    • break verbe (breaks, broke, breaking)
      • break a fall1
    • damp verbe (damps, damped, damping)
    • dampen verbe
    • weaken verbe (weakens, weakened, weakening)
    • soften verbe (softens, softened, softening)
      • soften a shock1
  9. to weaken
    – destroy property or hinder normal operations 1
    to counteract; to weaken; to sabotage; to undermine; to subvert; countermine
    – destroy property or hinder normal operations 1
    • counteract verbe (counteracts, counteracted, counteracting)
    • weaken verbe (weakens, weakened, weakening)
    • sabotage verbe (sabotages, sabotaged, sabotaging)
      • The Resistance sabotaged railroad operations during the war1
    • undermine verbe (undermines, undermined, undermining)
    • subvert verbe (subverts, subverted, subverting)
    • countermine verbe

Conjugations for weaken:

present
  1. weaken
  2. weaken
  3. weakens
  4. weaken
  5. weaken
  6. weaken
simple past
  1. weakened
  2. weakened
  3. weakened
  4. weakened
  5. weakened
  6. weakened
present perfect
  1. have weakened
  2. have weakened
  3. has weakened
  4. have weakened
  5. have weakened
  6. have weakened
past continuous
  1. was weakening
  2. were weakening
  3. was weakening
  4. were weakening
  5. were weakening
  6. were weakening
future
  1. shall weaken
  2. will weaken
  3. will weaken
  4. shall weaken
  5. will weaken
  6. will weaken
continuous present
  1. am weakening
  2. are weakening
  3. is weakening
  4. are weakening
  5. are weakening
  6. are weakening
subjunctive
  1. be weakened
  2. be weakened
  3. be weakened
  4. be weakened
  5. be weakened
  6. be weakened
diverse
  1. weaken!
  2. let's weaken!
  3. weakened
  4. weakening
1. I, 2. you, 3. he/she/it, 4. we, 5. you, 6. they

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Related Definitions for "weaken":

  1. become weaker1
    • The prisoner's resistance weakened after seven days1
  2. lessen the strength of1
    • The fever weakened his body1
  3. reduce the level or intensity or size or scope of1
  4. lessen in force or effect1
  5. destroy property or hinder normal operations1

weaken form of weak:

weak adj

  1. weak
    weak; dizy
  2. weak
    weak; feeble; frail; pale; sick; faint; wan
  3. weak
  4. weak
  5. weak
  6. weak
  7. weak
    – deficient in intelligence or mental power 1
    weak
    – deficient in intelligence or mental power 1
    • weak adj
      • a weak mind1
  8. weak
    – overly diluted; thin and insipid 1
    weak; watery; washy
    – overly diluted; thin and insipid 1
  9. weak
    – likely to fail under stress or pressure 1
    weak
    – likely to fail under stress or pressure 1
    • weak adj
      • the weak link in the chain1
  10. weak
    – wanting in moral strength, courage, or will; having the attributes of man as opposed to e.g. divine beings 1
    weak; frail; fallible; imperfect
    – wanting in moral strength, courage, or will; having the attributes of man as opposed to e.g. divine beings 1
  11. weak
    – deficient in magnitude; barely perceptible; lacking clarity or brightness or loudness etc 1
    faint; weak
    – deficient in magnitude; barely perceptible; lacking clarity or brightness or loudness etc 1
    • faint adj
      • a faint outline1
      • the wan sun cast faint shadows1
      • the faint light of a distant candle1
      • a faint hissing sound1
      • a faint aroma1
    • weak adj
      • weak colors1
      • a weak pulse1
  12. weak
    – not having authority, political strength, or governing power 1
    weak
    – not having authority, political strength, or governing power 1
    • weak adj
      • a weak president1
  13. weak
    – (used of verbs) having standard (or regular) inflection 1
    weak
    – (used of verbs) having standard (or regular) inflection 1
  14. weak
    – lacking bodily or muscular strength or vitality 1
    weak; feeble; decrepit; rickety; infirm; weakly; debile; sapless
    – lacking bodily or muscular strength or vitality 1
  15. weak
    – deficient or lacking in some skill 1
    weak
    – deficient or lacking in some skill 1
    • weak adj
      • he's weak in spelling1
  16. weak
    – (used of vowels or syllables) pronounced with little or no stress 1
    light; weak; unaccented
    – (used of vowels or syllables) pronounced with little or no stress 1
    • light adj
      • a syllable that ends in a short vowel is a light syllable1
    • weak adj
      • a weak stress on the second syllable1
  17. weak
    – wanting in physical strength 1
    weak
    – wanting in physical strength 1
    • weak adj
      • a weak pillar1
  18. weak
    – tending downward in price 1
    weak
    – tending downward in price 1
    • weak adj
      • a weak market for oil stocks1

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Related Definitions for "weak":

  1. deficient in intelligence or mental power1
    • a weak mind1
  2. overly diluted; thin and insipid1
    • weak tea1
  3. likely to fail under stress or pressure1
    • the weak link in the chain1
  4. wanting in moral strength, courage, or will; having the attributes of man as opposed to e.g. divine beings1
  5. deficient in magnitude; barely perceptible; lacking clarity or brightness or loudness etc1
    • weak colors1
    • a weak pulse1
  6. not having authority, political strength, or governing power1
    • a weak president1
  7. (used of verbs) having standard (or regular) inflection1
  8. lacking bodily or muscular strength or vitality1
  9. deficient or lacking in some skill1
    • he's weak in spelling1
  10. (used of vowels or syllables) pronounced with little or no stress1
    • a weak stress on the second syllable1
  11. wanting in physical strength1
    • a weak pillar1
  12. tending downward in price1
    • a weak market for oil stocks1