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View usage for: (ətenjueɪt) Word forms: 3rd person singular presenttense attenuates, present participle attenuating, past tense, past participle attenuatedverbTo attenuate something means to reduce it or weaken it. [formal] You could never eliminate risk, but preparation and training could attenuate it. [VERB noun] Theirs had been an increasingly attenuated relationship. [VERB-ed] More Synonyms of attenuate attenuate in British Englishverb (əˈtɛnjʊˌeɪt)1. to weaken or become weak; reduce in size, strength, density, or value 2. to make or become thin or fine; extend 3. (transitive) to make (a pathogenic bacterium, virus, etc) less virulent, as by culture in special media or exposure to heat adjective (əˈtɛnjʊɪt, -ˌeɪt)4. diluted, weakened, slender, or reduced 5. botany tapering gradually to a point Word origin C16: from Latin attenuāre to weaken, from tenuis thin attenuate in American English (əˈtɛnjuˌeɪt; for adj., əˈtɛnjuɪt; əˈtɛnjuˌeɪt) verb transitiveWord forms: atˈtenuˌated or atˈtenuˌating1. to make slender or thin 3. to lessen in severity, value, amount, intensity, etc.; weaken 4. Electronics to reduce the amplitude or strength of (an electrical signal) 5. Microbiology to reduce the virulence of (a bacterium or virus) usually to make a vaccine verb intransitive6. to become thin, weak, etc. adjective8. Botany tapering gradually to a point, as the base of a leaf Derived forms attenuation (atˌtenuˈation) noun attenuator (atˈtenuˌator) noun Word origin < L attenuatus, pp. of attenuare, to make thin < ad- to + tenuare < tenuis, thin Examples of 'attenuate' in a sentenceattenuate Preparation and training can attenuate risk. Synonyms water down enfeeble enervate devaluate Synonyms stretch out slim refine draw out spin out make fine rarefy make slender Additional synonymsDefinition to spoil something by adding inferior material The food had been adulterated to increase its weight. Synonyms debase, thin, weaken, corrupt, deteriorate, mix with, contaminate, devalue, water down, depreciate, attenuate, vitiate, bastardize, make impure Definition to make or become smaller, narrower, or shorter Output fell last year and is expected to contract further this year. Synonyms lessen, reduce, shrink, diminish, decrease, dwindleDefinition to make or become less in size, strength, or quantity The medication is said to decrease the risk of heart attack. Synonyms reduce, cut, lower, contract, depress, moderate, weaken, diminish, turn down, slow down, cut down, shorten, dilute, impair, lessen, curtail, wind down, abate, tone down, truncate, abridge, downsize - attendant
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