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weaken English

Meaning weaken meaning

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weaken Verb

— If you weaken something, then you make it less strong.

weaken

— verb lessen the strength of The fever weakened his body — verb become weaker The prisoner's resistance weakened after seven days — verb (= de-escalate) reduce the level or intensity or size or scope of de-escalate a crisis — verb (= sabotage) destroy property or hinder normal operations The Resistance sabotaged railroad operations during the war — verb (= soften, break) lessen in force or effect soften a shock break a fall

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weaken English » English

enfeeble enervate diminish debilitate grow weak deteriorate reduce exhaust loosen impair become weak soften make weak decrease undermine decline damage attenuate worsen wear out lose strength lessen languish fade counteract become weaker subvert slacken sabotage get worse emasculate deaden break grow weaker dampen damp countermine abate wear down tire subside relax pull down flag fail exhausted emaciated dwindle dull droop

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Conjugation weaken conjugation

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weaken · verb

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Simple sentences

The storm will weaken during the course of the day.
Passions weaken, but habits strengthen, with age.
The foundation of this house is beginning to weaken.

Movie subtitles

You haven't got me to weaken the ticket.
I've got you all dressed up, ready to go out, and you weaken and refuse.
Business as usual, and don't weaken.
Well, you didn't come crawlin' back on your hands and knees, but I'll weaken.
Don't weaken.
You submariners are practically winning this war single-handed but I don't see how fighting patrolmen is going to weaken the Japs.
Because, sir, it might seriously weaken His Garrison at stirling And in the face of a general revolt.
My faithful dog weaken by age could no longer keep up with the hunt he so dearly loved.
That mission will convince them that we'll never weaken in our purpose.
Don't weaken, Dougie, come on!
I know I ask a great deal of you, but you mustn't weaken now.
It's a hard life if you don't weaken.
Differences weaken us!
He will weaken the moral fiber of our great nation.
Don't weaken now!
This turmoil will weaken you.
Listen, darling, don't weaken.
Even if you win, each battle will weaken you.
If it became known that I favored you it would weaken him in the eyes of the people.
They make us fear our own food in order to starve and weaken us. Maybe.
Did I weaken?
If you don't weaken, you will leave this training center after eight weeks with a self-confidence that will stand you in good stead for the rest of your lives.
You'll only weaken her.
I told you they'd weaken.
Don't weaken on me now.
I have waited for you to weaken.
Just don't weaken!
Man's eyesight begins to weaken at 40.
But not the queen's. then you'll weaken yourself in two moves.
I remain convinced that the fall of this government would plunge the country into a new crisis that can only weaken us.
The role you'll be playing will be stronger than your strongest imagination. so don't ever weaken.

News and current affairs

The Sudairis, it seems, have apparently left their half brother alone to twist in the wind. Abdullah's proposal could weaken his position domestically, particularly in relation to the country's powerful Islamists.
But the US has argued that arms-control measures banning offensive capabilities could weaken defenses against attacks and would be impossible to verify or enforce.
As foreigners start pulling their money out of a country they suspect, the dollar will weaken.
The US and the UK don't want to weaken their competitive advantage by taxing banks while some other countries do not.
A dollar crisis could weaken the foundations of American power.
Moreover, the dollar is unlikely to weaken as other countries also carry out quantitative easing.
That would certainly satisfy Israeli Prime Minister Binyamin Netanyahu and the Palestinian fringe seeking to weaken the Palestinian Authority.
As EU members already have large tax burdens, further tax increases would weaken the forces of growth.
Indeed, the fourth dimension of risk is that an invasion could weaken the support of key governments for action against terrorists, and provoke further outrages.
This would hurt and weaken Saddam, and establish unmistakably the message that defiance of the UN carries severe penalties.
Thatcherism's second success was to weaken trade unions.
Instead, they imposed harsh terms, hoping to weaken Germany permanently.
Both outcomes would weaken demand for foreign goods by making Americans feel that they are too poor to buy them.
As European countries take these measures, their economies are likely to weaken - with unhappy consequences for the global recovery.
Ferguson believes that a doubling of public debt in the coming decade cannot erode US strength on its own, but that it could weaken a long-assumed faith in America's ability to weather any crisis.
Ironically, the temptation to go it alone may ultimately weaken the US in this domain.
Higher debt-service costs require higher tax rates, which in turn weaken incentives and reduce economic growth.
America's leadership in world affairs began to weaken with the unilateralism of Bush, and today's economic problems are reinforcing this tendency.
He knows that a US-led military effort can significantly weaken the Islamic State, but that only a combined military-political effort can defeat it.
The only way to bring Syrian President Bashar al-Assad to the negotiating table is to weaken him and the Islamic State simultaneously.
Furthermore, trade tensions could weaken political ties.

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