as in reduces
to diminish the price or value of
an investment attenuated by significant inflation over the years
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Recent Examples of attenuates
As Science Alert points out, light also attenuates and degrades over long distances.
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Chris Young, Interesting Engineering, 30 Sep. 2025
Chris Young, Interesting Engineering, 30 Sep. 2025
Recent Examples of Synonyms for attenuates
reduces
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This enables continuous charging and reduces the need for large onboard batteries.—
Atharva Gosavi,
Interesting Engineering,
8 Nov. 2025
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As a stocky playmaker who rarely sprints and often reduces the game to walking pace in an increasingly breakneck sport populated by iron men, Cherki’s timing of arrival into English football is where the dichotomy lies.—
Jordan Campbell,
New York Times,
8 Nov. 2025
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“Attenuates.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/attenuates. Accessed 19 Nov. 2025.
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