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disattenuate

disattenuate verb: to counter the effects of attenuation.

Verb

disattenuate (third-person singular simple present disattenuates, present participle disattenuating, simple past and past participle disattenuated)

  1. (transitive) To counter the effects of attenuation.

Forms of disattenuate

third-person singular presentdisattenuates
present participledisattenuating
past participledisattenuated
pastdisattenuated

Origin of disattenuate

From dis- + attenuate.

Questions about disattenuate

What does disattenuate mean?
Disattenuate means to counter the effects of attenuation.
What part of speech is disattenuate?
Disattenuate is a verb.
What is the past tense of disattenuate?
The past tense of disattenuate is disattenuated.

Words near disattenuate in the dictionary

  1. disattend
  2. disattending
  3. disattends
  4. disattention
  5. disattentions
  6. disattenuate
  7. disattenuated
  8. disattenuating
  9. disattenuation
  10. disattenuations
  11. disattire

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