Weaken — synonyms, weaken antonyms, definition

1. weaken (Verb)

abate agitate attenuate break counteract countermine cripple cut damp dampen daunt de-escalate decline demoralise demoralize deteriorate dilute diminish disable discourage • • • strengthen

weaken (Verb) — Lessen the strength of. ex. "The fever weakened his body"

weaken (Verb) — Become weaker. ex. "The prisoner's resistance weakened after seven days"

weaken (Verb) — Destroy property or hinder normal operations. ex. "The Resistance weakened railway operations during the war"

weaken (Verb) — Reduce the level, intensity, size or scope of. ex. "weaken a crisis"

weaken (Verb) — Lessen in force or effect. ex. "weaken a shock"

alter blunt change deaden decrease diminish disobey fall lessen minify modify attenuate blunt blur break castrate collapse cripple cut damp dampen de-energise de-energize deaden deafen debilitate depress derail devitalise devitalize die down • • •