1 to make sb/sth less strong or powerful; to become less strong or powerful:
[VN] The team has been weakened by injury. * The new evidence weakens the case against her. * This new story has severely weakened the President's position. * [V] His authority is steadily weakening.
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2 to make sb less physically strong; to become less physically strong:
[VN] The explosion had weakened the building's foundations. * His health was weakened by overwork. * [V] She felt her legs weaken.
3 to become or make sb become less determined or certain about sth:
[VN] Nothing could weaken his resolve to continue. * [V] You must not agree to do it. Don't weaken.
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This is a English–English dictionary entry.
Sourced from Main Dictionary in Lughet's collection.
This word also appears under other sources in Lughet's collection — see the list below.
This entry for weaken is sourced from Main Dictionary, one of the dictionaries and corpora merged into Lughet.
Is weaken a noun, verb, or something else?
In this entry, weaken is tagged as verb.
Does weaken appear elsewhere on Lughet?
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