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attenuate
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verb
become weaker, in strength, value, or magnitude
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adjective
(= faded)
reduced in strength
the faded tones of an old recording
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verb
(= rarefy)
weaken the consistency of (a chemical substance)
circumstance
Noun
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The circumstances surrounding an action or event includes all the information that helps you understand the action or event.
Though war is a terrible thing, it is necessary under certain circumstances.
Given the circumstances, I think we need to be flexible.
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Circumstance is the events that affect you but that you cannot control.
We hadn't planned it, but we ended up together by circumstance.