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Weak or lacking in strength
“His bones were weakened from a lack of calcium.”
Feeling very tired or fatigued
“After putting in a hard day's work, she was too weakened to do anything besides lay on the couch.”
Suffering from sickness or an illness
“However, antibiotics are helpful if the person develops pneumonia or some other secondary condition while weakened with the flu.”
Physically hurt or injured
“He had come back a wreck, his health impaired, with a weakened leg.”
Containing a significant or excess amount of liquid or impurities
“I've not ever been one to drink much or often outside of the weakened beer and watered-down wine that Mama had been instructed to give me in place of tea or water with my dinner.”
Showing or displaying weakness of character or will
“Hereafter, it is necessary to correctly appraise the troops' weakened and cowardly spirit.”
Being in a disadvantaged or compromised state
“Mr. Jones, you are in a weakened position unsuitable for giving orders!”
Having been reduced in force, effect, or value
(of a place or economic activity) Suffering the damaging effects of a lack of demand or employment
(stock market) Tending towards lower prices
To be worn down by negative emotions
Affected with, or causing, physical discomfort or pain
Low in available quantities
Weakened, unadapted, or underactive due to lack of exercise or physical activity
Having lost confidence or hope
In a corrupt or adulterated state
Past tense for to become, or cause to become, physically weaker
“Hunger would beget sickness, and the sickness would weaken and impoverish the Irish clans.”
Past tense for to physically wilt or wither
“As corn stalks weaken due to this rot, they become more susceptible to collapsing and forfeiting quality grain.”
Past tense for to reduce, or cause to reduce, in intensity or strength
“In reality, however, this circumstance tends to weaken the intensity of the disturbing force.”
Past tense for to adulterate or dilute the concentration or potency of
“Heating at high temperatures did not appear to weaken the potency of the extracts.”
Past tense for to undermine or be detrimental to
“The practice of habitual self-control preserves him from mistakes calculated to weaken his authority.”
Past tense for to gradually fade or wane away
“The villagers huddled around their fires and hoped that the storm would weaken and do no damage to their crops.”
Past tense for to yield or lose one's resolve
“She worried that her resolve would weaken and that she would give in to her cravings.”
Past tense for to cause to become tired, weary or fatigued
Past tense for to diminish the confidence or courage of
Past tense for to cause physical or bodily damage or injury to
Past tense for to represent or estimate at less than the true value or importance
Past tense for to expose to danger or the risk of loss
Past tense for to stop operating
Past tense for to make or prove (an argument, statement, or theory) unsound or erroneous
Past tense for to destroy, weaken or work against
Past tense for to decrease or reduce in sensitivity
Past tense for to reduce from a higher to a lower state or quality
Past tense for to make ineligible, as for entry to an examination
Past tense for to weaken an armed opposition, such as a military or army
Past tense for to (excessively) exert for a particular task, purpose or goal
Past tense for to severely restrict the efficiency or effectiveness of
Past tense for to weaken someone's morale over a long period
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