ATTENUATE Synonyms: 109 Similar and Opposite Words

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verb

ə-ˈten-yə-ˌwāt

Definition of attenuate

as in to reduce

to diminish the price or value of an investment attenuated by significant inflation over the years

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attenuate

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as in attenuated

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And Lawrence’s early death, following the failure of the Barbados therapy for his tuberculosis, attenuated even that. — Literary Hub, 20 May 2026 This would only happen if there were an atmosphere to attenuate or refract the starlight. — Keith Cooper, Space.com, 5 May 2026 As order and corruption cease, much of the above issue will attenuate. — Kaitlyn Schallhorn, Oc Register, 4 May 2026 The design works by tracking how red, green, and blue light attenuate differently as the sensor bends. — Prabhat Ranjan Mishra, Interesting Engineering, 3 Apr. 2026 See All Example Sentences for attenuate

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Proponents say such a system can reduce response time in the face of gun violence or a medical emergency.

— Cindy Von Quednow, CNN Money, 24 Aug. 2026
Rather than having dog kennels lined up across from each other like in traditional shelters, the New Leash on Life design will have kennels on one side facing a hallway to reduce barking and stress.

— Anna Ortiz, Chicago Tribune, 23 Aug. 2026

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But Albert Sabin and Koprowski were both — separately — trying to develop oral polio vaccines using live attenuated or weakened viruses.

— Helen Branswell, STAT, 2 Mar. 2026
Dust icily exposes how character can evaporate in the crucible of greed, but the plodding pace makes this ethical exercise feel attenuated and flat by the time the climax rolls around.

— Leslie Felperin, HollywoodReporter, 16 Feb. 2026

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Auriga effectively unrolled that circular motor, creating a linear system capable of accelerating an object along a track.

— Christopher McFadden, Interesting Engineering, 21 Aug. 2026
The levels are mostly linear, with players going from Point A to Point B, but the team occasionally changes it up with more free-form stages in which players have tasks to perform or must hit a scoring threshold within a time limit.

— Gieson Cacho, Mercury News, 21 Aug. 2026

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