adj, verb ·5 syllables ·Moderate ·High school level

Definitions

Verb

1. 1
   simple past and past participle of attenuate form-of, participle, past

Adjective

1. 1
   Made, or become weak; subject to attenuation.

   "attenuated power"

2. 2
   Made, or become weak; subject to attenuation.; Weakened, usually in a way that includes nonreplicating status.

   "Near-synonym: nonreplicating (often synonymous)"

3. 3
   Long and tapering (especially of leaves)

Adjective

1. 1
   reduced in strength wordnet
2. 2
   of an electrical signal; reduced in amplitude with little or no distortion wordnet

Synonyms

All synonyms

decreasedabatedablatedadulteratedairyattenuate

Antonyms

All antonyms

abjectabsolutearrantcategoric

Example

More examples

"The brightness of the sunlight is attenuated quickly as it passes through the water."

Related phrases

attenuated bluet

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