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attenuate

British pronunciation/ɐtˈɛnjuːˌeɪt/
American pronunciation/əˈtɛnjuˌeɪt/
to attenuate
[VERB]
MAIN VERB
1

become weaker, in strength, value, or magnitude

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2

weaken the consistency of (a chemical substance)

synonyms : rarefy
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3

to take away from something's effect, value, size, power, or amount

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attenuate
[ADJECTIVE]
1

reduced in strength

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Examples
1And the inherent organic beauty of timber and limestone, granite or marble attenuates any errors at the level of form.
2Situations can attenuate differences between people.
3so the flux attenuates.
4So egocentric bias is attenuated.
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