weaken
Verb
Verb Forms: weakened, weakening, weakens
- To make or become less strong or effective.
- lessen the strength of
- "The fever weakened his body"
- become weaker
- "The prisoner's resistance weakened after seven days"
- destroy property or hinder normal operations
- reduce the level or intensity or size or scope of
- lessen in force or effect
- To make weaker or less strong.
- To become weaker or less strong.
Examples
- A series of poor plays began to weaken his lead in the Words With Friends game.
- Over the years my enthusiasm for the job has weakened.
- weaken a bond
- weaken a joint
Origin / Etymology
From weak + -en.
Synonyms
break, counteract, countermine, damp, dampen, de-escalate, sabotage, soften, step down, subvert, undermine, dilute
Antonyms
Scrabble Score: 13
weaken: valid Scrabble (US) TWL Wordweaken: valid Scrabble Word in Merriam-Webster MW Dictionary
weaken: valid Scrabble Word in International Collins CSW Dictionary