attenuateverb [ T ]
uk/əˈten.ju.eɪt/us/əˈten.ju.eɪt/formalto make something smaller, thinner, or weaker:
Radiation from the sun is attenuated by the earth's atmosphere.
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Becoming and making smaller or less
- a nip (here) and a tuck (there) idiom
- axe
- bite
- bite into sth
- boil (sth) down
- dive
- drain
- let up
- lower
- make a hole in sth idiom
- miniaturization
- miniaturize
- minimize
- shrink
- slash
- strip sth away
- stripped down
- subside
- tail off
- take a tumble idiom
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Becoming and making less strong
attenuated
adjective uk/əˈten.ju.eɪ.tɪd/us/əˈten.ju.eɪ.t̬ɪd/
attenuation
noun [ U ] uk/əˌten.juˈeɪ.ʃən/us/əˌten.juˈeɪ.ʃən/