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weaken
Synonyms and Antonyms of weaken
1
to diminish the physical strength of
debilitate, devitalize, enervate, enfeeble, etiolate, prostrate, sap, soften, tire, waste
2
to lose bodily strength or vigor
3
to alter (something) for the worse with the addition of foreign or lower-grade substances
adulterate, cut, dilute, extend, lace, sophisticate, thin, water down
Synonym Discussion of weaken
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- a disease that weakens the body's defenses
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- enfeebled by starvation
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- the debilitating effects of surgery
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- a poor diet undermines your health
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- drugs had sapped his ability to think
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- crippled by arthritis
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- disabled by an injury sustained at work
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