Passions weaken, but habits strengthen, with age.
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Weaken
/ˈwikən/
Synonyms for "weaken" (441 found)
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Verb(19 words)
abateadulterateafflictaggravateallayalleviateassuageattemperattenuatebank the firebatebeatbluntblurbreakbuggerburn outcave inchastencollapse
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come apartcome unstuckconk outconstraincontractcontrolcrampcripplecrumblecutdamagedampdampende emphasizede energizede-emphasizede-energizedeadendebasedebilitatedecaydeclinedegeneratedegradedematerializedemoralizedeplete
Noun(18 words)
Adjective(5 words)
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Verb(35 words)
depleteddepletesderogatingdestabilizedestructsdevitalisedilutedilute evidencedilute inkdiluteddilutesdiminishdiminish effectivenessdiscouragesdisemboweldisempowerdisillusioningdrain staminadullsemasculated
Noun(26 words)
depletingdestabilizingdetrimentsdilute aciddilute brothdilute colorless solutiondilute dyedilute juicedilute saucedilute solutiondilute solventdilutingdiluting broth stepdiluting juicediluting saucediminishingdivide and conquerdrinking water plantenfeeblingerosion grooves
depressderangedestroydeterioratedevitalizedilapidatedilutediminishdisabledisedgedisembodydisenabledisintegratedisorderdo indo updownplaydraindraw the teethdroop
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Adjective(11 words)
dilute flavordilute gas statediluted tenfolddiluting brothdiminisheddispiriteddisunifiedemaciatedenervatedenfeebledfatigued
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Verb(34 words)
hinderimpairedimpairingimpairslameslanguishedlessenneuteredneutralizedpauperizespeteredprostratedprostratesprostratingsabotagesagstep downsubvertsubvertingsuffered
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underminedunderminesundo influenceunhingeunsettlewanewater down claimwater down policywater downedwateredwatered plantsweaken claimweariedworn
hit the skidshoneycombhors de combathospitalizehurtimpairinactivateincapacitateindisposeinjureinvalidirritatejadekeep within boundskiboshknock outknock uplamelanguishlay
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lay lowlay uplenifylessenlightenloosenlose strengthmaimmake worseminimizemitigatemoderatemodulateobtundoverfatigueoversetoverstrainoverthrowovertireoverturnoverwearypalliateparalyzepeakpeg outpeter outpineplay downpooppoop outprostrateputput backqueerqueer the worksrarefyrattlereducereduce the temperaturerelapserelaxremitrepressrestrainretundrun downsabotagesapsap the foundationsshakeshake upshrinksickensinkslackslackenslow downsmothersobersober downsoftensoften upspikespiritualizestiflestultifysubduesubtilizesubvertsuppresstake the edge offtametapertemperthinthin awaythin downthin outthrow downthrow overtiretire outtire to deathtone downtrailtuckertune downturnunbraceundermineunderplayunfitunmanunnerveunstrengthenunstringupendupsetuse upvitiatewanewastewaste awaywaterwater downwearwear awaywear downwear onwear outwear thinwearywiltwindwingwitherwither awayworsenwreckyield
Noun(41 words)
impoverishingmore wateredmost dilutemost waterednerfneuterneuteringpower declinesap energysappingsapsundercutundercutsundercuttingunderminerunderminingundermining credibilityundermining trustwater applicationwater down solution
Determiner(2 words)
more watering canno plan to water
Adjective(3 words)
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14 total sentences available.
As expectation increases that the dollar will weaken, the foreign exchange market's reaction to US economic indicators has been fairly muted.
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If the spectators made fun of the other team, then it would weaken their morale.
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They watched her gradually weaken as the disease progressed.
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