Australian English Meaning of attenuate

attenuate

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Definitions and Meaning of attenuate in English

Wordnet

attenuate (v)

weaken the consistency of (a chemical substance)

become weaker, in strength, value, or magnitude

Wordnet

attenuate (s)

reduced in strength

Webster

attenuate (v. t.)

To make thin or slender, as by mechanical or chemical action upon inanimate objects, or by the effects of starvation, disease, etc., upon living bodies.

To make thin or less consistent; to render less viscid or dense; to rarefy. Specifically: To subtilize, as the humors of the body, or to break them into finer parts.

To lessen the amount, force, or value of; to make less complex; to weaken.

Webster

attenuate (v. i.)

To become thin, slender, or fine; to grow less; to lessen.

Webster

attenuate (a.)

Alt. of Attenuated

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attenuate

weaken the consistency of (a chemical substance), become weaker, in strength, value, or magnitude, reduced in strengthTo make thin or slender, as by mechanical

reduce,cheapen,depreciate,depress,devalue,devalue,Downgrade,Lower,mark down ,shrink

appreciate,improve,upgrade,Add,amplify,augment,Blow-up,expand,extend,heighten

attenuant => attenuator, attently => attentively, attentiveness => attentiveness, attentively => attentively, attentive => attentive,