Weaken

v. t.	1.	To make weak; to lessen the strength of; to deprive of strength; to debilitate; to enfeeble; to enervate; as, to weaken the body or the mind; to weaken the hands of a magistrate; to weaken the force of an objection or an argument. Their hands shall be weakened from the work, that it be not done. - Neh. vi. 9.
	2.	To reduce in quality, strength, or spirit; as, to weaken tea; to weaken any solution or decoction.
v. i.	1.	To become weak or weaker; to lose strength, spirit, or determination; to become less positive or resolute; as, the patient weakened; the witness weakened on cross-examination.

Verb	1.	weaken - lessen the strength of; "The fever weakened his body" Antonyms: beef up, fortify, strengthen - make strong or stronger; "This exercise will strengthen your upper body"; "strenghten the relations between the two countries"
	2.	weaken - become weaker; "The prisoner's resistance weakened after seven days" Antonyms: strengthen - gain strength; "His body strengthened"
	3.	weaken - destroy property or hinder normal operations; "The Resistance sabotaged railroad operations during the war" Synonyms: countermine, sabotage, undermine, subvert, counteract
	4.	weaken - reduce the level or intensity or size or scope of; "de-escalate a crisis" Synonyms: de-escalate, step down
	5.	weaken - lessen in force or effect; "soften a shock"; "break a fall" Synonyms: soften, damp, dampen, break

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