- weaken - lessen the strength of; "The fever weakened his body"
--1 is one way to change, alter, modify
Antonyms: strengthen, beef up, fortify
Sample sentences:Derived forms: noun weakener1, noun weakening2
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- weaken - become weaker; "The prisoner's resistance weakened after seven days"
--2 is one way to decrease, diminish, lessen, fall
Antonyms: strengthen
Sample sentences:Derived form: noun weakening1
Something ----s
Somebody ----s
- sabotage, undermine, countermine, counteract, subvert, weaken - destroy property or hinder normal operations; "The Resistance sabotaged railroad operations during the war"
--3 is one way to disobey
Sample sentence:
Somebody ----s something
- de-escalate, weaken, step down - reduce the level or intensity or size or scope of; "de-escalate a crisis"
--4 is one way to decrease, lessen, minify
Sample sentences:Derived form: noun weakener1
Somebody ----s something
Something ----s something
- dampen, damp, soften, weaken, break - lessen in force or effect; "soften a shock"; "break a fall"
--5 is one way to deaden, blunt
Sample sentences:Derived form: noun weakener1
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