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Webster 1913 Edition
Weaken
Weak′en
,Verb.
T.
[
imp. & p. p.
Weakened
; p. pr. & vb. n.
Weakening
.] 1.
To make weak; to lessen the strength of; to deprive of strength; to debilitate; to enfeeble; to enervate;
as, to
. weaken
the body or the mind; to weaken
the hands of a magistrate; to weaken
the force of an objection or an argumentTheir hands shall be
weakened
from the work, that it be not done. Neh. vi. 9.
2.
To reduce in quality, strength, or spirit;
as, to
. weaken
tea; to weaken
any solution or decoctionWeak′en
,Verb.
I.
To become weak or weaker; to lose strength, spirit, or determination; to become less positive or resolute;
“His notion weakens, his discernings are lethargied.” as, the patient
. weakened
; the witness weakened
on cross-examinationShak.
Webster 1828 Edition
Weaken
WEAKEN
,Verb.
T.
1.
To lessen the strength of, or to deprive of strength; to debilitate; to enfeeble; as, to weaken the body; to weaken the mind; to weaken the hands of the magistrate; to weaken the force of an objection or an argument.2.
To reduce in strength or spirit; as, to weaken tea; to weaken any solution or decoction.Definition 2025
weaken
weaken
English
Verb
weaken (third-person singular simple present weakens, present participle weakening, simple past and past participle weakened)
- (transitive) To make weaker.
- (intransitive) To become weaker.
Translations
to make weaker
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to become weaker
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