ontkrachten

Meaning

  1. to diminish the force or strength of, to take the edge off
  2. to refute

Concepts

enervate
debilitate
weaken
disprove
emasculate
enfeeble
eviscerate
fade out
geld
impair
invalidate
soften
thin
tire

trim down

unnerve
water down
weary
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demasculinize
demasculinise
attenuate

devitalize,

bore
damp
Synonyms

verzwakken
C2
verdunnen
48k
verzachten
C2
afzwakken
44k

temperen

weerleggen
C2
vermoeien
40k
ontzenuwen
tegenstaan
ergeren
C2
vervelen
C1
Translations

entkräften
schwächen
zayıflatmak
debilitar
débiliter
attutire
affaiblir
debilitar
atténuer

εξασθενίζω

fatiguer
debilitare
atenuar
suavizar
Frequency

35k
Pronounced as (IPA)
/ˌɔntˈkrɑx.tə(n)/
Etymology

From kracht + ont- -en.

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