Definition of weaken

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Weaken (v. t.) To make weak; to lessen the strength of; to deprive of strength; to debilitate; to enfeeble; to enervate; as, to weaken the body or the mind; to weaken the hands of a magistrate; to weaken the force of an objection or an argument..

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Enervate :: Enervate (a.) Weakened; weak; without strength of force.
Dilute :: Dilute (v. t.) To diminish the strength, flavor, color, etc., of, by mixing; to reduce, especially by the addition of water; to temper; to attenuate; to weaken..
Infirm :: Infirm (v. t.) To weaken; to enfeeble.
Invalidate :: Invalidate (v. t.) To render invalid; to weaken or lessen the force of; to destroy the authority of; to render of no force or effect; to overthrow; as, to invalidate an agreement or argument..
Melt :: Melt (v.) Hence: To soften, as by a warming or kindly influence; to relax; to render gentle or susceptible to mild influences; sometimes, in a bad sense, to take away the firmness of; to weaken..
Asystole :: Asystole (n.) A weakening or cessation of the contractile power of the heart.
Weakener :: Weakener (n.) One who, or that which, weakens..
Sprain :: Sprain (v. t.) To weaken, as a joint, ligament, or muscle, by sudden and excessive exertion, as by wrenching; to overstrain, or stretch injuriously, but without luxation; as, to sprain one's ankle..
Weaken :: Weaken (v. t.) To make weak; to lessen the strength of; to deprive of strength; to debilitate; to enfeeble; to enervate; as, to weaken the body or the mind; to weaken the hands of a magistrate; to weaken the force of an objection or an argument..
Pall :: Pall (v. t.) To make vapid or insipid; to make lifeless or spiritless; to dull; to weaken.
Flagging :: Flagging (a.) Growing languid, weak, or spiritless; weakening; delaying..
Weakening :: Weakening (p. pr. & vb. n.) of Weake.
Break :: Break (v. t.) To weaken or impair, as health, spirit, or mind..
Enervative :: Enervative (a.) Having power, or a tendency, to enervate; weakening..
Weaken :: Weaken (v. t.) To reduce in quality, strength, or spirit; as, to weaken tea; to weaken any solution or decoction..
Blunt :: Blunt (v. t.) To repress or weaken, as any appetite, desire, or power of the mind; to impair the force, keenness, or susceptibility, of; as, to blunt the feelings..
Melt :: Melt (v. i.) Hence: To be softened; to become tender, mild, or gentle; also, to be weakened or subdued, as by fear..
Enervation :: Enervation (n.) The act of weakening, or reducing strength..
Nerve-shaken :: Nerve-shaken (a.) Affected by a tremor, or by a nervous disease; weakened; overcome by some violent influence or sensation; shoked..
Fatigue :: Fatigue (n.) The weakening of a metal when subjected to repeated vibrations or strains.
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