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¨
to weaken
01
āĻĻā§āĻ°ā§āĻŦāĻ˛ āĻāĻ°āĻž, āĻļāĻā§āĻ¤āĻŋ āĻšā§āĻ°āĻžāĻ¸ āĻāĻ°āĻž
to make something physically or structurally less strong or sturdy
Transitive: to weaken a structure
āĻāĻĻāĻžāĻšāĻ°āĻŖ
Continuous use without proper maintenance may weaken the integrity of machinery.
āĻ¸āĻ āĻŋāĻ āĻ°āĻā§āĻˇāĻŖāĻžāĻŦā§āĻā§āĻˇāĻŖ āĻāĻžāĻĄāĻŧāĻž āĻ
āĻŦāĻŋāĻ°āĻ¤ āĻŦā§āĻ¯āĻŦāĻšāĻžāĻ° āĻ¯āĻ¨ā§āĻ¤ā§āĻ°ā§āĻ° āĻ
āĻāĻŖā§āĻĄāĻ¤āĻž āĻĻā§āĻ°ā§āĻŦāĻ˛ āĻāĻ°āĻ¤ā§ āĻĒāĻžāĻ°ā§āĨ¤
02
āĻĻā§āĻ°ā§āĻŦāĻ˛ āĻāĻ°āĻž, āĻĻā§āĻ°ā§āĻŦāĻ˛ āĻšāĻāĻ¯āĻŧāĻž
to lose strength or vitality
Intransitive
āĻāĻĻāĻžāĻšāĻ°āĻŖ
Without proper maintenance, the structure gradually weakened, leading to concerns about its structural integrity.
āĻ¸āĻ āĻŋāĻ āĻ°āĻā§āĻˇāĻŖāĻžāĻŦā§āĻā§āĻˇāĻŖ āĻāĻžāĻĄāĻŧāĻž, āĻāĻžāĻ āĻžāĻŽā§āĻāĻŋ āĻ§ā§āĻ°ā§ āĻ§ā§āĻ°ā§ āĻĻā§āĻ°ā§āĻŦāĻ˛ āĻšāĻ¯āĻŧā§ āĻ¯āĻžāĻ¯āĻŧ, āĻ¯āĻž āĻāĻ° āĻāĻžāĻ āĻžāĻŽā§āĻāĻ¤ āĻ
āĻāĻŖā§āĻĄāĻ¤āĻž āĻ¸āĻŽā§āĻĒāĻ°ā§āĻā§ āĻāĻĻā§āĻŦā§āĻ āĻ¸ā§āĻˇā§āĻāĻŋ āĻāĻ°ā§āĨ¤
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āĻĻā§āĻ°ā§āĻŦāĻ˛ āĻāĻ°āĻž, āĻāĻŽāĻžāĻ¨
to lessen the strength, intensity, size, or extent of something
Transitive: to weaken sth
āĻāĻĻāĻžāĻšāĻ°āĻŖ
The medication weakened the severity of her symptoms, providing relief from the discomfort of the illness.
āĻāĻˇā§āĻ§āĻāĻŋ āĻ¤āĻžāĻ° āĻ˛āĻā§āĻˇāĻŖāĻā§āĻ˛āĻŋāĻ° āĻ¤ā§āĻŦā§āĻ°āĻ¤āĻž āĻĻā§āĻ°ā§āĻŦāĻ˛ āĻāĻ°ā§ āĻĻāĻŋāĻ¯āĻŧā§āĻā§, āĻ°ā§āĻā§āĻ° āĻ
āĻ¸ā§āĻŦāĻ¸ā§āĻ¤āĻŋ āĻĨā§āĻā§ āĻŽā§āĻā§āĻ¤āĻŋ āĻĻāĻŋāĻ¯āĻŧā§āĻā§āĨ¤
04
āĻĻā§āĻ°ā§āĻŦāĻ˛ āĻāĻ°āĻž, āĻšā§āĻ°āĻžāĻ¸ āĻāĻ°āĻž
to diminish or decline in strength or intensity
Intransitive
āĻāĻĻāĻžāĻšāĻ°āĻŖ
The river 's current weakened after several days of dry weather.
āĻāĻ¯āĻŧā§āĻ āĻĻāĻŋāĻ¨ āĻļā§āĻˇā§āĻ āĻāĻŦāĻšāĻžāĻāĻ¯āĻŧāĻžāĻ° āĻĒāĻ°ā§ āĻ¨āĻĻā§āĻ° āĻ¸ā§āĻ°ā§āĻ¤ āĻĻā§āĻ°ā§āĻŦāĻ˛ āĻšāĻ¯āĻŧā§ āĻā§āĻā§āĨ¤
05
āĻĻā§āĻ°ā§āĻŦāĻ˛ āĻšāĻāĻ¯āĻŧāĻž, āĻĻā§āĻĸāĻŧāĻ¸āĻāĻāĻ˛ā§āĻĒ āĻšāĻžāĻ°āĻžāĻ¨ā§
to become less resolved or determined
Intransitive
āĻāĻĻāĻžāĻšāĻ°āĻŖ
He vowed to quit smoking, but his resolve weakened when he faced stressful situations.
āĻ¤āĻŋāĻ¨āĻŋ āĻ§ā§āĻŽāĻĒāĻžāĻ¨ āĻā§āĻĄāĻŧā§ āĻĻā§āĻāĻ¯āĻŧāĻžāĻ° āĻļāĻĒāĻĨ āĻāĻ°ā§āĻāĻŋāĻ˛ā§āĻ¨, āĻāĻŋāĻ¨ā§āĻ¤ā§ āĻāĻžāĻĒā§āĻ° āĻĒāĻ°āĻŋāĻ¸ā§āĻĨāĻŋāĻ¤āĻŋāĻ° āĻŽā§āĻā§āĻŽā§āĻāĻŋ āĻšāĻ˛ā§ āĻ¤āĻžāĻ° āĻ¸āĻāĻāĻ˛ā§āĻĒ āĻĻā§āĻ°ā§āĻŦāĻ˛ āĻšāĻ¯āĻŧā§ āĻĒāĻĄāĻŧā§āĨ¤
āĻļāĻŦā§āĻĻāĻ¤āĻžāĻ¤ā§āĻ¤ā§āĻŦāĻŋāĻ āĻāĻžāĻ
weakened
weakener
weakening
weaken
āĻ¨āĻŋāĻāĻāĻŦāĻ°ā§āĻ¤ā§ āĻļāĻŦā§āĻĻ
