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Webster 1913 Edition


Weaken

Weak′en

,
Verb.
T.
[
imp. & p. p.
Weakened
;
p. pr. & vb. n.
Weakening
.]
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
.

Weak′en

,
Verb.
I.
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
.
“His notion weakens, his discernings are lethargied.”
Shak.

Webster 1828 Edition


Weaken

WEAKEN

,
Verb.
T.
1.
To lessen the strength of, or to deprive of strength; to debilitate; to enfeeble; as, to weaken the body; to weaken the mind; to weaken the hands of the magistrate; to weaken the force of an objection or an argument.
2.
To reduce in strength or spirit; as, to weaken tea; to weaken any solution or decoction.

Definition 2024


weaken

weaken

English

Verb

weaken (third-person singular simple present weakens, present participle weakening, simple past and past participle weakened)

  1. (transitive) To make weaker.
  2. (intransitive) To become weaker.

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