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   weaken

   /ˈwiːk(ə)n/

   verb

   • 1. make or become weaker in power, resolve, or physical strength: "fault lines had weakened and shattered the rocks" Similar enfeebledebilitateincapacitatesap one's strengthenervatetireexhaustwear outwithererodediminishdestroyreducedecreasediminishlessenmoderatetempersapdilutewater downthinbluntmitigatedepletesoften (up)abatelessendecreasedwindlediminishease uplet uptrail offwaneebbsubsidepeter outmelt awayfizzle outtaper offtail offgrow dimgrow faintdeclinedeterioratedegenerateshrivelwilttirelanguishfalterimpairunderminecompromiseinvalidaterefuterebutnegatediscreditrelentgive inacquiesceyieldgive wayaccedesuccumbcome roundconsentassentagreesoftenbendease upease offOpposite strengthenincreasebooststrengthenintensifystrengthenbolsterstand firm

   Derivatives

   • 1. weakener noun

   Scrabble Points: 13

   • W

     4

   • E

     1

   • A

     1

   • K

     5

   • E

     1

   • N

     1

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