Overview of verb weaken

The verb weaken has 5 senses

• weaken -- (lessen the strength of; "The fever weakened his body")


• weaken -- (become weaker; "The prisoner's resistance weakened after seven days")


• sabotage, undermine, countermine, counteract, subvert, weaken -- (destroy property or hinder normal operations; "The Resistance sabotaged railroad operations during the war")


• de-escalate, weaken, step down -- (reduce the level or intensity or size or scope of; "de-escalate a crisis")


• dampen, damp, soften, weaken, break -- (lessen in force or effect; "soften a shock"; "break a fall")

Overview of adj weakened

The adj weakened has 5 senses

• diminished, lessened, vitiated, weakened -- (impaired by diminution)


• weakened -- (made weak or weaker)


• attenuate, attenuated, faded, weakened -- (reduced in strength; "the faded tones of an old recording")


• cut, thinned, weakened -- (mixed with water; "sold cut whiskey"; "a cup of thinned soup")


• hurt, weakened -- (damaged inanimate objects or their value)