Weaken

//ˈwikən//

Synonyms for "weaken" (283 found)

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indisposeinjureinvalidinvalidateirritatejadekeep within boundskiboshknock outknock uplamelanguishlaylay lowlay uplenifylightenloosenlose strengthlower
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Translations

105 translations across 35 languages.

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Aromanian

1 entries
  • slãghescu verb (to become weaker)

Azerbaijani

2 entries
  • zəifləmək verb (to become weaker)
  • zəiflətmək verb (to make weaker)

Belarusian

2 entries
  • асла́біць verb (to make weaker)
  • аслабля́ць verb (to make weaker)

Bulgarian

3 entries
  • ослабям verb (to make weaker)
  • отслабвам verb (to become weaker)
  • правя слаб verb (to make weaker)

Catalan

4 entries
  • afeblir verb (to make weaker)
  • afeblir-se verb (to become weaker)
  • debilitar verb (to make weaker)
  • debilitar-se verb (to become weaker)

Chinese Mandarin

4 entries
  • 削弱 verb (to make weaker)
  • 削弱 verb (to become weaker)
  • 減弱 /减弱 verb (to make weaker)
  • 減弱 /减弱 verb (to become weaker)

Czech

1 entries
  • oslabit verb (to make weaker)

Dutch

2 entries
  • verzwakken verb (to make weaker)
  • verzwakken verb (to become weaker)

Finnish

3 entries
  • heikentyä verb (to become weaker)
  • heikentää verb (to make weaker)
  • heiketä verb (to become weaker)

French

2 entries
  • affaiblir verb (to make weaker)
  • s'affaiblir verb (to become weaker)

Galician

2 entries
  • desfalecer verb (to become weaker)
  • esmorecer verb (to become weaker)

German

3 entries
  • abschwächen verb (to make weaker)
  • schwächeln verb (to become weaker)
  • schwächen verb (to make weaker)

Hebrew

1 entries
  • החליש verb (to make weaker)

Hungarian

2 entries
  • gyengít verb (to make weaker)
  • gyengül verb (to become weaker)

Ido

1 entries
  • debileskar verb (to become weaker)

Italian

3 entries
  • indebolire verb (to make weaker)
  • indebolirsi verb (to become weaker)
  • spossare verb (to make weaker)

Japanese

4 entries
  • 弱くする verb (to make weaker)
  • 弱くなる verb (to become weaker)
  • 弱気になる verb (to become weaker)
  • 衰える verb (to become weaker)

Latin

4 entries
  • debilito verb (to make weaker)
  • infirmo verb (to make weaker)
  • infirmor verb (to become weaker)
  • labefactō verb (to make weaker)

Latvian

1 entries
  • vājināt verb (to make weaker)

Malagasy

1 entries
  • manalemy verb (to make weaker)

Mongolian

1 entries
  • сулрах verb (to become weaker)

Māori

4 entries
  • kōngenge verb (to become weaker)
  • ngongohe verb (to become weaker)
  • taero verb (to become weaker)
  • tāmōmō verb (to make weaker)

Old English

2 entries
  • untrumian verb (to make weaker)
  • untrumian verb (to become weaker)

Polish

4 entries
  • bezsilnieć verb (to become weaker)
  • osłabiać verb (to make weaker)
  • osłabić verb (to make weaker)
  • osłabnąć verb (to become weaker)

Portuguese

2 entries
  • enfraquecer verb (to make weaker)
  • enfraquecer verb (to become weaker)

Romanian

1 entries
  • slăbi verb (to become weaker)

Russian

4 entries
  • осла́бить verb (to make weaker)
  • осла́бнуть verb (to become weaker)
  • ослабе́ть verb (to become weaker)
  • ослабева́ть verb (to become weaker)

Sanskrit

1 entries
  • जासयति verb (to make weaker)

Scottish Gaelic

2 entries
  • lagaich verb (to make weaker)
  • lagaich verb (to become weaker)

Spanish

4 entries
  • debilitar verb (to make weaker)
  • debilitarse verb (to become weaker)
  • languecer verb (to become weaker)
  • languidecer verb (to become weaker)

Swahili

1 entries
  • dhii verb (to make weaker)

Swedish

3 entries
  • försvaga verb (to make weaker)
  • försvagas verb (to become weaker)
  • mattas verb (to become weaker)

Turkish

4 entries
  • dayanıksızlaşmak verb (to become weaker)
  • dayanıksızlaştırmak verb (to make weaker)
  • güçsüzleşmek verb (to become weaker)
  • güçsüzleştirmek verb (to make weaker)

Ukrainian

4 entries
  • осла́бнути verb (to become weaker)
  • осла́бти verb (to become weaker)
  • ослаба́ти verb (to become weaker)
  • посла́бити verb (to make weaker)

Zazaki

1 entries
  • taqet ra finen verb (to make weaker)

Sample sentences

14 total sentences available.

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Passions weaken, but habits strengthen, with age.

Source: tatoeba (268511)

As expectation increases that the dollar will weaken, the foreign exchange market's reaction to US economic indicators has been fairly muted.

Source: tatoeba (327588)

If the spectators made fun of the other team, then it would weaken their morale.

Source: tatoeba (1307479)

They watched her gradually weaken as the disease progressed.

Source: tatoeba (1597392)

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