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Meaning of weaken

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From WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006) [wn]:

  weaken
      v 1: lessen the strength of; "The fever weakened his body" [ant:
           {beef up}, {fortify}, {strengthen}]
      2: become weaker; "The prisoner's resistance weakened after
         seven days" [ant: {strengthen}]
      3: destroy property or hinder normal operations; "The Resistance
         sabotaged railroad operations during the war" [syn:
         {sabotage}, {undermine}, {countermine}, {counteract},
         {subvert}, {weaken}]
      4: reduce the level or intensity or size or scope of; "de-
         escalate a crisis" [syn: {de-escalate}, {weaken}, {step
         down}] [ant: {escalate}, {intensify}, {step up}]
      5: lessen in force or effect; "soften a shock"; "break a fall"
         [syn: {dampen}, {damp}, {soften}, {weaken}, {break}]

Source : WordNet ® Princeton University. 2010.

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