Definition of Attenuate

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Attenuate

To make thin or slender, as by mechanical or chemical action upon inanimate objects, or by the effects of starvation, disease, etc., upon living bodies.

To make thin or less consistent; to render less viscid or dense; to rarefy. Specifically: To subtilize, as the humors of the body, or to break them into finer parts.

To lessen the amount, force, or value of; to make less complex; to weaken.

To become thin, slender, or fine; to grow less; to lessen.

Alt. of Attenuated

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Attenuate Translations

attenuate in Dutch is verdunnen, verzwakken
attenuate in Italian is annacquare
attenuate in Portuguese is atenue
attenuate in Spanish is atenuar, amortiguar

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