attenuate

at·ten·u·ate  (-tny-t)

v. at·ten·u·at·ed, at·ten·u·at·ing, at·ten·u·ates

v.tr.

1. To make slender, fine, or small: The drought attenuated the river to a narrow channel.

2. To reduce in force, value, amount, or degree; weaken: Medicine attenuated the fever's effect.

3. To lessen the density of; rarefy.

4. Biology To make (bacteria or viruses) less virulent.

5. Electronics To reduce (the amplitude of an electrical signal) with little or no distortion.

v.intr.

To become thin, weak, or fine.

adj. (-y-t)

1. Reduced or weakened, as in strength, value, or virulence.

2. Botany Gradually tapering to a slender point.

---

[Latin attenure, attenut- : ad-, ad- + tenure, to make thin (from tenuis, thin; see ten- in Indo-European roots).]

---

at·tenu·ation n.

Thesaurus

Verb	1.	attenuate - weaken the consistency of (a chemical substance) rarefy chemical science, chemistry - the science of matter; the branch of the natural sciences dealing with the composition of substances and their properties and reactions weaken - lessen the strength of; "The fever weakened his body"
	2.	attenuate - become weaker, in strength, value, or magnitude weaken - become weaker; "The prisoner's resistance weakened after seven days" refine - attenuate or reduce in vigor, strength, or validity by polishing or purifying; "many valuable nutrients are refined out of the foods in our modern diet"
Adj.	1.	attenuate - reduced in strength; "the faded tones of an old recording" attenuated, faded, weakened decreased, reduced - made less in size or amount or degree

---

attenuate

verb weaken, reduce, contract, lower, diminish, decrease, dilute, lessen, sap, water down, adulterate, enfeeble, enervate, devaluate

Translations

attenuate [əˈtɛnjueɪt] vt → atenuar

attenuate [əˈtɛnjueɪt] vt → atténuer

vi → s'atténuer

attenuate [əˈtɛnjueɪt] vt → abschwächen

vi → schwächer werden

attenuate [əˈtɛnjueɪt] vt → attenuare

vi → attenuarsi