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    attenuated
    /əˈtɛnjʊeɪtɪd/

    adjective

    • 1. having been reduced in force, effect, or value: "it appears likely that the courts will be given an attenuated role in the enforcement of these decisions" Similar weakenedreducedlesseneddecreasedOpposite strengthened
    • 2. thin or reduced in thickness: "his attenuated fingers" Similar thinslenderslimskinnyOpposite plumpbroad

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  2. dictionary.cambridge.org › dictionary › englishATTENUATE | English meaning - Cambridge Dictionary

    Attenuate means to make something less or weaker, or to make something longer and thinner. Learn how to use this formal verb with different meanings and contexts, and see translations in other languages.

    • Simplified

      ATTENUATE translate: 使减少；使减弱；使降低. Learn more in the...

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  3. dictionary.cambridge.org › dictionary › englishATTENUATED | English meaning - Cambridge Dictionary

    Attenuated means weak or weaker, or long and thin or thinner. It can describe political reform, a vaccine, a market, or a look. See how to use it in sentences and translations.

  4. www.merriam-webster.com › dictionary › attenuatedAttenuated Definition & Meaning - Merriam-Webster

    Learn the meaning of attenuated, an adjective that describes something that is lessened, weakened, or altered. See examples of attenuated in different contexts, such as medicine, physics, and art.

  5. www.dictionary.com › browse › attenuateATTENUATE Definition & Meaning | Dictionary.com

    verb (used with object) , at·ten·u·at·ed, at·ten·u·at·ing. to weaken or reduce in force, intensity, effect, quantity, or value: to attenuate desire. to make thin; make slender or fine. Bacteriology, Immunology. to render less virulent, as a strain of pathogenic virus or bacterium.

  6. dictionary.cambridge.org › us › dictionaryATTENUATE | definition in the Cambridge English Dictionary

    Attenuate means to make something less or weaker, or to make something longer and thinner. Learn how to use this formal verb with sentences and alternative expressions, and see how it is pronounced and translated in different languages.

  7. www.merriam-webster.com › dictionary › attenuateAttenuate Definition & Meaning - Merriam-Webster

    Attenuate means to make thin, weak, or less in amount, force, or value. It can also mean to reduce the severity or virulence of a disease or pathogen. See synonyms, examples, word history, and more.

  8. www.vocabulary.com › dictionary › attenuateAttenuate - Definition, Meaning & Synonyms | Vocabulary.com

    Attenuate is a verb that means to make or become weaker. The effects of aging may be attenuated by exercise — or by drinking from the fountain of youth. The versatile word attenuate denotes a weakening in amount, intensity, or value.