āĻ āĻ¨ā§āĻ¸āĻ¨ā§āĻ§āĻžāĻ¨ āĻāĻ°ā§āĻ¨
āĻ āĻāĻŋāĻ§āĻžāĻ¨ā§āĻ° āĻāĻžāĻˇāĻž āĻ¨āĻŋāĻ°ā§āĻŦāĻžāĻāĻ¨ āĻāĻ°ā§āĻ¨
āĻāĻĒāĻ¨āĻžāĻ° āĻāĻžāĻˇāĻž āĻ¨āĻŋāĻ°ā§āĻŦāĻžāĻāĻ¨ āĻāĻ°ā§āĻ¨
attenuate
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to attenuate
01
āĻšā§āĻ°āĻžāĻ¸ āĻāĻ°āĻž, āĻ§ā§āĻ°ā§ āĻ§ā§āĻ°ā§ āĻšā§āĻ°āĻžāĻ¸ āĻĒāĻžāĻāĻ¯āĻŧāĻž
to gradually decrease in strength, value, or intensity
Intransitive
Formal
āĻāĻĻāĻžāĻšāĻ°āĻŖ
The impact of the economic crisis attenuated as recovery measures were implemented.
āĻĒā§āĻ¨āĻ°ā§āĻĻā§āĻ§āĻžāĻ°ā§āĻ° āĻŦā§āĻ¯āĻŦāĻ¸ā§āĻĨāĻž āĻŦāĻžāĻ¸ā§āĻ¤āĻŦāĻžāĻ¯āĻŧāĻŋāĻ¤ āĻšāĻāĻ¯āĻŧāĻžāĻ° āĻ¸āĻžāĻĨā§ āĻ¸āĻžāĻĨā§ āĻ
āĻ°ā§āĻĨāĻ¨ā§āĻ¤āĻŋāĻ āĻ¸āĻāĻāĻā§āĻ° āĻĒā§āĻ°āĻāĻžāĻŦ āĻšā§āĻ°āĻžāĻ¸ āĻĒā§āĻ¯āĻŧā§āĻā§āĨ¤
02
āĻ¤āĻ°āĻ˛ āĻāĻ°āĻž, āĻāĻŽāĻžāĻ¨ā§
to dilute or reduce the consistency of a substance
Transitive: to attenuate a substance
Formal
āĻāĻĻāĻžāĻšāĻ°āĻŖ
The chef decided to attenuate the sauce by adding a splash of broth to achieve a lighter consistency.
āĻļā§āĻĢ āĻāĻāĻāĻŋ āĻ˛āĻžāĻāĻāĻžāĻ° āĻāĻ¨āĻ¸āĻŋāĻ¸ā§āĻā§āĻ¨ā§āĻ¸āĻŋ āĻ
āĻ°ā§āĻāĻ¨ā§āĻ° āĻāĻ¨ā§āĻ¯ āĻāĻāĻā§ āĻā§āĻ˛ āĻ¯ā§āĻ āĻāĻ°ā§ āĻ¸āĻ¸ āĻāĻŽāĻžāĻ¤ā§ āĻ¸āĻŋāĻĻā§āĻ§āĻžāĻ¨ā§āĻ¤ āĻ¨āĻŋāĻ¯āĻŧā§āĻā§āĻ¨āĨ¤
03
āĻšā§āĻ°āĻžāĻ¸ āĻāĻ°āĻž, āĻāĻŽāĻžāĻ¨ā§
to take away from something's effect, value, size, power, or amount
Transitive: to attenuate sth
Formal
āĻāĻĻāĻžāĻšāĻ°āĻŖ
The medication was prescribed to attenuate the severity of her allergy symptoms.
āĻāĻˇā§āĻ§āĻāĻŋ āĻ¤āĻžāĻ° āĻ
ā§āĻ¯āĻžāĻ˛āĻžāĻ°ā§āĻāĻŋāĻ° āĻ˛āĻā§āĻˇāĻŖāĻā§āĻ˛āĻŋāĻ° āĻ¤ā§āĻŦā§āĻ°āĻ¤āĻž āĻāĻŽāĻžāĻ¤ā§ āĻ¨āĻŋāĻ°ā§āĻ§āĻžāĻ°āĻŋāĻ¤ āĻāĻŋāĻ˛āĨ¤
attenuate
01
āĻĻā§āĻ°ā§āĻŦāĻ˛, āĻšā§āĻ°āĻžāĻ¸āĻĒā§āĻ°āĻžāĻĒā§āĻ¤
diminished in istrength over time
Formal
āĻāĻĻāĻžāĻšāĻ°āĻŖ
His attenuate passion for the sport was noticeable during practice, as he seemed less engaged.
āĻā§āĻ˛āĻžāĻ° āĻĒā§āĻ°āĻ¤āĻŋ āĻ¤āĻžāĻ° āĻšā§āĻ°āĻžāĻ¸āĻĒā§āĻ°āĻžāĻĒā§āĻ¤ āĻāĻŦā§āĻ āĻ
āĻ¨ā§āĻļā§āĻ˛āĻ¨ā§āĻ° āĻ¸āĻŽāĻ¯āĻŧ āĻ˛āĻā§āĻˇāĻŖā§āĻ¯āĻŧ āĻāĻŋāĻ˛, āĻāĻžāĻ°āĻŖ āĻ¤āĻŋāĻ¨āĻŋ āĻāĻŽ āĻ¨āĻŋāĻ¯ā§āĻā§āĻ¤ āĻŦāĻ˛ā§ āĻŽāĻ¨ā§ āĻšāĻ¯āĻŧā§āĻāĻŋāĻ˛āĨ¤
āĻļāĻŦā§āĻĻāĻ¤āĻžāĻ¤ā§āĻ¤ā§āĻŦāĻŋāĻ āĻāĻžāĻ
attenuated
attenuation
attenuator
attenuate
attenu
āĻ¨āĻŋāĻāĻāĻŦāĻ°ā§āĻ¤ā§ āĻļāĻŦā§āĻĻ
