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Definitions for Weaken

[1] to make weak or weaker.
[2] Phonetics . to change (a speech sound) to an articulation requiring less effort, as from geminate to nongeminate or from stop to fricative.
[3] to become weak or weaker.
[4] to become or cause to become weak or weaker

Words related to Weaken

depress, lower, dilute, halt, decline, dwindle, lessen, wane, reduce, cripple, soften, impair, decrease, abate, diminish, sap, undermine, invalidate, debilitate, limp

Words nearby Weaken

weak sister, weak-headed, weak-kneed, weak-minded, weak-willed, weaken, weaker sex, weakest link, weakfish, weakhanded, weakhearted

Origin of Weaken

First recorded in 1520–30; weak + -en1

Other words from Weaken

weak·en·er , noun
re·weak·en , verb
un·weak·ened , adjective
un·weak·en·ing , adjective

Synonyms for Weaken

abate, cripple, decline, decrease, depress, dilute, diminish, dwindle, halt, impair, lessen, lower, reduce, sap, soften, undermine, wane, adulterate, crumble, cut, debase, debilitate, devitalize, droop, enervate, exhaust, fade, fail, faint, flag, impoverish, invalidate, languish, limp, lose, minimize, mitigate, moderate, relapse, relax, temper, thin, tire, totter, tremble, vitiate, wilt, break up, ease up, give way, lose spirit, slow down, thin out, water down