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Synonyms of weaken

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Another word for weaken is dilute. Other synonyms of weaken are emasculate, enfeeble and attenuate.

Synonyms and similar words for weaken

verbTo make weaker or less strong.

  • emasculateTo deprive of masculine vigor or spirit; to weaken; to render effeminate; to vitiate by unmanly softness.

verbMore synonyms

  • attenuateTo weaken.
  • bluntTo repress or weaken; to impair the force, keenness, or susceptibility, of.
  • break down
  • diluteTo weaken, especially by adding a foreign substance.
  • enfeebleTo make feeble.
  • hebetateTo render obtuse; to dull; to blunt.
  • sag

Meaning of weaken

  1. verb To make weaker or less strong.
  2. verb To become weaker or less strong.

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Questions about synonyms of weaken

What is another word for weaken?
Weaken has 8 synonyms on Word.ws, such as dilute, emasculate, enfeeble and attenuate.
What does weaken mean?
Weaken means to make weaker or less strong.

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