Past tense of attenuate
regular verb
The past tense of attenuate is attenuated. The past participle is also attenuated.
Forms of attenuate
| Base form (V1) | attenuate /əˈtɛn.juˌeɪt/ |
|---|---|
| Past tense (V2) | attenuated |
| Past participle (V3) | attenuated |
| Present participle | attenuating |
| Third person singular | attenuates |
Attenuated in a sentence
- Lovell, wan and hollow-eyed, his arm in a sling, his once burly frame gaunt and attenuated with disease, nodded.1906, E. Phillips Oppenheim, chapter 1, in The Malefactor
- However, if EnSCs were transplanted a week after chemoablation, GSCs depletion was attenuated.2015 May 12, Dongmei Lai et al., “Human endometrial mesenchymal stem cells restore ovarian function through improving the renewal of…. From the entry chemoablation
- In a privatized world, government becomes “diffuse, unstable, unpredictable,” and the skein of responsibility more and more attenuated.2025 June 3, Cullen Murphy, “Feudalism Is Our Future: What the next Dark Ages could look like”, in The Atlantic. From the entry sub
- Bilateral microinjection of the GABA A receptor agonist isoguvacine or the GABA B receptor agonist baclofen attenuated the AAR.2015 August 29, “GABA in Paraventricular Nucleus Regulates Adipose Afferent Reflex in Rats”, in PLOS ONE, →DOI. From the entry isoguvacine
- Put differently, the active ingredients in crime seem to be structural disadvantage and attenuated collective efficacy more so than disorder.1999 11, Robert J. Sampson, Stephen W. Raudenbush, “Systematic Social Observation of Public Spaces: A New Look at Disorder in Urban…. From the entry analytically
Meaning of attenuate
- verb To reduce in size, force, value, amount, or degree.
- verb To make thinner, as by physically reshaping, starving, or decaying.
- verb To become thin or fine; to grow less.
Questions about the past tense of attenuate
- What is the past tense of attenuate?
- The past tense of attenuate is attenuated.
- What is the past participle of attenuate?
- The past participle of attenuate is attenuated.
- Is attenuate a regular or irregular verb?
- Attenuate is a regular verb: its past tense adds -d.
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