attenuate
/ษหtษn.juห.eษชt/IPA: /AH0 T EH1 N Y UW0 EY0 T/
verb
- 1
To reduce in size, force, value, amount, or degree.
- 2
To make thinner, as by physically reshaping, starving, or decaying.
- 3
To become thin or fine; to grow less.
- 4
To weaken.
- 5
To rarefy.
- 6
To reduce the virulence of a bacterium or virus.
- 7
To reduce the amplitude of an electrical, radio, or optical signal.
- 8
(of a beer) To become less dense as a result of the conversion of sugar to alcohol.
Antonyms
adjective
- 1
(of leaves) Gradually tapering into a petiole-like extension toward the base.
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