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WordReference Random House Learner's Dictionary of American English © 2024weak•en /ˈwikən/USA pronunciation v. - to (cause to) become weak or weaker: [no object]The animal weakened and eventually died.[~ + object]A lack of resources will weaken our efforts.
weak•en•er, n. [countable] WordReference Random House Unabridged Dictionary of American English © 2024weak•en (wē′kən),USA pronunciation v.t. - to make weak or weaker.
- Phoneticsto change (a speech sound) to an articulation requiring less effort, as from geminate to nongeminate or from stop to fricative.
v.i. - Phonetics, to become weak or weaker.
weak′en•er, n. 1, 3. enfeeble, debilitate, enervate, undermine, sap, exhaust, deplete, lessen, diminish, lower, reduce, impair, minimize, invalidate. |