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   Attenuated

   /əˈtenyəˌwādəd/

   

   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 weakenedreducedlesseneddecreaseddiminishedimpairedenervatedOpposite strengthened
   • ▪ (of a signal, electric current, or other oscillation) reduced in amplitude: "weak or attenuated signals"
   • ▪ (of a pathogenic organism) reduced in virulence, especially for use as a vaccine: "attenuated strains of rabies virus"
   • 2. thin or reduced in thickness: "his attenuated fingers" Similar thinslenderslimskinnyspindlybonygauntskeletalnarrowthreadlikethinned downstretched outdrawn outrare:extenuatedattenuateOpposite plumpbroad

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