[syn: hurt, weakened]
The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48:
Weaken \Weak"en\, v. t. [imp. & p. p. Weakened; p. pr. & vb.
n. Weakening.]
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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
argument.
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Their hands shall be weakened from the work, that it
be not done. --Neh. vi. 9.
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2. To reduce in quality, strength, or spirit; as, to weaken
tea; to weaken any solution or decoction.
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WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006):
weakened
adj 1: impaired by diminution [syn: diminished, lessened,
vitiated, weakened]
2: made weak or weaker
3: reduced in strength; "the faded tones of an old recording"
[syn: attenuate, attenuated, faded, weakened]
4: mixed with water; "sold cut whiskey"; "a cup of thinned soup"
[syn: cut, thinned, weakened]
5: damaged inanimate objects or their value [syn: hurt,
weakened]