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- 1. make or become weaker in power, resolve, or physical strength: "fault lines had weakened and shattered the rocks"
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weaken (against something) The dollar has weakened against the euro. Definition of weaken verb in Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary. Meaning, pronunciation, picture, example sentences, grammar, usage notes, synonyms and more.
weakenverb[I, T] (LOSE CONFIDENCE) to become less certain or determined about a decision, or to make someone less determined: I told him he wasn't having any more money but then I weakened. (Definition of weaken from the Cambridge Learner's Dictionary © Cambridge University Press)
WordReference Random House Unabridged Dictionary of American English © 2024. weak•en (wē′ kən), v.t. to make weak or weaker. Phonetics to change (a speech sound) to an articulation requiring less effort, as from geminate to nongeminate or from stop to fricative. v.i. Phonetics, to become weak or weaker. weak + - en1 1520–30. weak′en•er, n.
May 27, 2024 · 1. transitive verb/intransitive verb. If you weaken something or if it weakens, it becomes less strong or less powerful. The recession has weakened so many businesses that many can no longer survive. Family structures are weakening and breaking up. Synonyms: wane, fail, diminish, dwindle More Synonyms of weaken.
From Longman Business Dictionary weak‧en /ˈwiːkən/ verb 1 [ intransitive, transitive] if investments, prices, currencies etc weaken, or something weakens them, they begin to fall in value A combination of low US interest rates and a rising Euro will weaken the dollar.
Definitions of 'weaken' 1. If you weaken something or if it weakens, it becomes less strong or less powerful. [...] 2. If your resolve weakens or if something weakens it, you become less determined or less certain about taking a particular course of action that you had previously decided to take. [...] 3.
2 days ago · weaken (third-person singular simple present weakens, present participle weakening, simple past and past participle weakened) ( transitive) To make weaker or less strong. ( intransitive) To become weaker or less strong. Over the years my enthusiasms for the job has weakened.
