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attenuate
[uh-ten-yoo-eyt, uh-ten-yoo-it, -eyt]
verb (used with object)
to weaken or reduce in force, intensity, effect, quantity, or value.
to attenuate desire.
to make thin; make slender or fine.
Bacteriology, Immunology.Ģżto render less virulent, as a strain of pathogenic virus or bacterium.
Electronics.Ģżto decrease the amplitude of (an electronic signal).
A splitter will attenuate your output.
verb (used without object)
to become thin, fine, or weak; lessen.
Over the years, my anger at my family attenuated and I was able to acknowledge the strengths they had given me.
adjective
weakened; diminishing.
Botany.Ģżtapering gradually to a narrow extremity.
attenuate
verb
to weaken or become weak; reduce in size, strength, density, or value
to make or become thin or fine; extend
(tr) to make (a pathogenic bacterium, virus, etc) less virulent, as by culture in special media or exposure to heat
adjective
diluted, weakened, slender, or reduced
botany tapering gradually to a point
Other 51³Ō¹Ļ Forms
- overattenuate verb (used with object)
- subattenuate adjective
51³Ō¹Ļ History and Origins
Origin of attenuate1
51³Ō¹Ļ History and Origins
Origin of attenuate1
Example Sentences
The measles virus is attenuated in the MMR vaccine, meaning that it has been altered to produce the appropriate immune response without triggering the disease itself.
He recognized that if the United States were to have any meaningful relationship with Latin America, we needed to attenuate our colonialism, so he pushed through the ratification of the Panama Canal treaties.
Only a ānear-peerā competitor was needed to turn that attenuating U.S. global hegemony into accelerating imperial decline.
Over a professional career attenuated by injuries, he earned a Most Valuable Player Award and championship titles with the Portland Trail Blazers and the Boston Celtics.
"Seismic waves attenuate rapidly for distances away from the source, and therefore have limited resolution when they reach the depths of interest."
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