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weaken

Verbs

• (v) lessen the strength of
  • The fever weakened his body
• (v) become weaker
  • The prisoner's resistance weakened after seven days
• (v) destroy property or hinder normal operations
  • The Resistance sabotaged railroad operations during the war
  countermine, sabotage, undermine, subvert, counteract,
• (v) reduce the level or intensity or size or scope of
  • de-escalate a crisis
  de-escalate, step down,
• (v) lessen in force or effect
  • soften a shock
  • break a fall
  soften, damp, dampen, break,

Synonyms

countermine sabotage undermine subvert counteract de-escalate step down soften damp dampen break

Antonyms

beef up fortify strengthen escalate intensify step up

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