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to attenuate
01
to gradually decrease in strength, value, or intensity
Intransitive
Formal
Grammatical Information
Composition
derived
Action verb
Regular
Present tense
attenuate
3rd person singular
attenuates
Present participle
attenuating
Past simple
attenuated
Past participle
attenuated
Examples
The effectiveness of the treatment has attenuated over time.
02
to dilute or reduce the consistency of a substance
Transitive: to attenuate a substance
Formal
Examples
She attenuated the paint by mixing it with water to create a more translucent effect on the canvas.
03
to take away from something's effect, value, size, power, or amount
Transitive: to attenuate sth
Formal
Examples
The noise-canceling headphones helped to attenuate the loud sounds of the city streets.
attenuate
01
diminished in istrength over time
Formal
Grammatical Information
Composition
past participle adjective
qualitative
Superlative
most attenuate
Comparative
more attenuate
gradable
Examples
His attenuate enthusiasm for the project was evident as he spoke in a quiet voice.
Lexical Tree
attenuated
attenuation
attenuator
attenuate
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