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weaken

verb
/ˈwikən/US

Etymology

From weak + -en.

  1. derived from *weyk-✻ — “to bend, wind”
  2. derived from *waikwaz✻ — “weak, yielded, pliant, bendsome”
  3. derived from veikr — “weak”
  4. inherited from weyk
  5. suffixed as weaken — “weak + en”

Definitions

  1. To make weaker or less strong.

    • weaken a bond
    • weaken a joint

  2. To become weaker or less strong.

    • Over the years my enthusiasm for the job has weakened.

The neighborhood

Derived

weaken up

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sense glosses and etymology drawn from English Wiktionary · source · CC-BY-SA