attenuate

Signification (Anglais)

Verb

1. (transitive) To reduce in size, force, value, amount, or degree.
2. (transitive) To make thinner, as by physically reshaping, starving, or decaying.
3. (intransitive) To become thin or fine; to grow less.
4. (transitive) To weaken.
5. (transitive) To rarefy.
6. (transitive) To reduce the virulence of a bacterium or virus.
7. (transitive) To reduce the amplitude of an electrical, radio, or optical signal.
8. (of a beer) To become less dense as a result of the conversion of sugar to alcohol.

Adj

1. Slender, thin.
2. Rarefied, thin, refined.
3. Gradually tapering into a petiole-like extension toward the base.

Concepts

atténuer

débiliter

adoucir

diminuer

ralentir

atténué

mollir

pallier

rapetisser

réduire

vieillir

abréger

radoucir

raréfier

relâcher

s’abaisser

abaisser

s’amoindrir

abattre

affaiblir

amoindrir

amortir

endormir

Synonymes

weaken

thin

dilute

mitigate

rarefy

deaden

assuage

make thin

soften

alleviate

appease

attenuated

curtail

cut

debilitate

decline

diminish

enervate

fade

faded

impair

languish

lessen

lower

palliate

reduce

wasted

water down

weakened

wear out

get worse

allay

taper off

break

let up

devitalise

make smaller

minimize

cut back

moderate

pacify

devitalize,

patch up

prune

put down

cool off

wiredraw

retrench

scale down

shorten

Traductions

atenuar

verzwakken

verdunnen

atenuar

εξασθενίζω

attenuare

azaltmak

λεπτύνω

hafifletmek

αμβλύνω

annacquare

abschwächen

debilitar

zayıflatmak

Prononcé comme (IPA)

/əˈtɛn.juˌeɪt/

Étymologie (Anglais)

The verb if first attested in 1530, the adjective in 1626; borrowed from Latin attenuātus, the perfect passive participle of attenuō (see -ate (verb-forming suffix) and -ate (adjective-forming suffix)), from ad- (“to, towards, at”) + tenuo (“to make thin”), itself from tenuis (“thin”) + -ō (verb-forming suffix).