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verb
- 1. reduce the force, effect, or value of: "this research provides a glimmer of hope that coral reefs can attenuate the effects of ocean acidification"
- 2. reduce in thickness; make thin.
adjective
- 1. reduced in force, effect, or physical thickness: rare "the doctrines of Christianity became very attenuate and distorted"
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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.
Learn the meaning, synonyms, examples, and history of the word attenuate, which means to make thin, weaken, or reduce. Find out how to use attenuate in different contexts, such as medicine, physics, or language.
Attenuate definition: to weaken or reduce in force, intensity, effect, quantity, or value. See examples of ATTENUATE used in a sentence.
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.
Attenuate means to make something weaker or less effective. Learn how to use this formal word with pictures, pronunciation and usage notes from Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary.
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.
Attenuate means to weaken, reduce, or make thin or fine. It can also mean to make a pathogen less virulent or to reduce the amplitude of an electrical signal. See different sources, synonyms, and translations of attenuate.
