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- Dictionaryattenuated/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 Opposite
- 2. thin or reduced in thickness: "his attenuated fingers" Similar Opposite
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to make something less or weaker: Radiation from the sun is attenuated by the earth's atmosphere. They propose more peacekeeping troops to attenuate the violence. to make something longer and thinner: The artist has attenuated the limbs. Fewer examples. The tax code is one of the few tools we have in attenuating income inequality.
The meaning of ATTENUATED is lessened or weakened (as in amount, force, or magnitude). How to use attenuated in a sentence. Did you know?
weak or weaker: attenuated political reform. a live, attenuated vaccine (= with a weaker virus) long and thin or thinner: The figurines have long, attenuated necks. See. attenuate. Fewer examples. The lawyer accepted that his client has several connections to the terrorist, but he described them as attenuated.
1. : to lessen the amount, force, magnitude, or value of : weaken. … shows great skill in the use of language to moderate or attenuate the impact of awkward facts. Bernard Lewis. 2. : to reduce the severity, virulence, or vitality of. an attenuated virus. 3. : to make thin or slender. Glass can be attenuated into fibers. 4.
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.
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.
to make something less or weaker: Radiation from the sun is attenuated by the earth's atmosphere. They propose more peacekeeping troops to attenuate the violence. to make something longer and thinner: The artist has attenuated the limbs. Fewer examples. The tax code is one of the few tools we have in attenuating income inequality.
thin; slender or fine: Images of the conjoined twins’ brains reveal an attenuated line stretching between the two organs, called a thalamic bridge. Bacteriology, Immunology. (of a strain of disease-causing virus or bacterium) rendered less virulent:
Attenuated is an adjective that describes something that has faded or weakened. Attenuate is a verb that means something has been made thin or less, at which point it can be described as attenuated. A strong drink might be attenuated once water or ice has been poured into it.
To attenuate something means to reduce it or weaken it. [formal] You could never eliminate risk, but preparation and training could attenuate it. [VERB noun] Theirs had been an increasingly attenuated relationship. [VERB-ed] More Synonyms of attenuate. Collins COBUILD Advanced Learner’s Dictionary. Copyright © HarperCollins Publishers.
