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aˈttenuating, ppl. a. [f. as prec. + -ing2.] Making thinner; in Med. = attenuant a.
1616Surfl. & Markh. Countr. Farm 552 Such as haue need of a fine and attenuating nourishment. 1822Burrowes Cycl. II. 550/1 Caryophyllaceæ..are reckoned astringent, attenuating and detersive. |