weaken (verb) /ˈwiː.kən/
Similar to: undermine; enfeeble; diminish; impair; sap
Definition: to make someone or something less strong, powerful, or effective; or to become less strong yourself.
Translation: pavājināt, novājināt, kļūt vājākam
Examples: “The constant rain started to weaken the old wooden bridge.” “Taking antibiotics for a long time can sometimes weaken your immune system.” “The scandal served to weaken the public’s trust in the government.”
weakened (adj) /ˈwiː.kənd/
Similar to: impaired; fragile; diminished; enfeebled; debilitated
Definition: made less strong, healthy, or powerful than before.
Translation: novājināts, pavājināts
Examples: “The patient had a weakened immune system after the long illness.” “The economy was severely weakened by the sudden fall in exports.” “The old house had a weakened structure after the heavy floods.
Merriam-Webster Online Dictionary
weaken (
verb)
transitive verb
1.
to make weak lessen the strength of
2.
intransitive verb
to reduce in intensity or effectiveness to become weak
Merriam-Webster Online Thesaurus
weaken (
verb)
1.
to diminish the physical strength of
SYNONYMS:
debilitate, devitalize, enervate, enfeeble, etiolate, prostrate, sap, soften, tire, waste
RELATED WORDS:
cripple, disable, hamstring, incapacitate; deplete, depress, exhaust, impoverish, unman, wash out; damage, harm, hurt, impair, injure, invalid, lay up; break down, grind (down), wear down, wear out; paralyze
NEAR ANTONYMS:
energize, invigorate, recruit, rejuvenate, vitalize; harden, season, toughen
(
verb)
2.
to lose bodily strength or vigor
SYNONYMS:
decay, droop, emaciate, fade, fail, flag, go, lag, languish, sag, sink, waste (away), wilt, wither
RELATED WORDS:
break down, wear out; yield; degenerate, deteriorate, rot, run down
NEAR ANTONYMS:
convalesce, rally, rebound, recover, recuperate; gain
(
verb)
3.
to alter (something) for the worse with the addition of foreign or lower-grade substances
SYNONYMS:
cut, dilute, extend, lace, sophisticate, thin, water down, weaken
RELATED WORDS:
load; befoul, contaminate, corrupt, defile, dirty, envenom, foul, infect, poison, pollute, soil, spoil, sully, taint; cheapen, debase, degrade; manipulate, misrepresent, tamper (with); counterfeit, fake, falsify, fudge; doctor, spike; attenuate, moderate, qualify, temper
NEAR ANTONYMS:
fertilize, lard; augment, reinforce ( reenforce), supplement; decontaminate, purify; clarify, clean, cleanse, distill ( distil), filter, flush, leach, pasteurize, purge, refine; better, enhance, improve; compact, concentrate, condense