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weaken
What does weaken mean?
weaken (verb): lessen the strength of.
Definition: Princeton WordNet 3.1.
How do you use weaken in a sentence?
- The fever weakened his body. (Princeton WordNet 3.1)
How do you pronounce weaken?
/ˈwikən/ (IPA, American English). The app reads every word aloud.
Where does weaken come from?
From weak + -en.
Etymology: Wiktionary, CC BY-SA 4.0.
What are antonyms of weaken?
Words related to weaken
From Princeton WordNet 3.1.
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What does “weaken” mean?
to follow the trail of
Not quite: that's what trace means.
lessen the strength of
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to extend (one's neck)
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to run away; to escape
Not quite: that's what flee means.
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