attenuate
Meaning of attenuate
verb
- To reduce in size, force, value, amount, or degree.
- To make thinner, as by physically reshaping, starving, or decaying.
- To become thin or fine; to grow less.
- To weaken.
- To rarefy.
- To reduce the virulence of a bacterium or virus.
- To reduce the amplitude of an electrical, radio, or optical signal.
- (of a beer) To become less dense as a result of the conversion of sugar to alcohol.
adjective
(of leaves) Gradually tapering into a petiole-like extension toward the base.
Information about attenuate
- The plural form of attenuate is: attenuates.
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Hyphenation of attenuate
at-ten-u-ate
- It consists of 4 syllables and 9 chars.
- attenuate is a word polysyllabic because it has four or more syllables
attenuate synonyms
Meaning attenuated:
Meaning rarefy:
attenuate antonyms
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Translation of attenuate
- Italian: attutire, debilitare, attenuare
- Spanish: atenuar, suavizar, debilitar, minar, menoscabar
- French: atténuer, débiliter
- German: schwächen
- Portuguese: debilitar
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