atenuar — meaning in English

English meaning

• attenuate verb To reduce in size, force, value, amount, or degree.
• palliate verb To relieve the symptoms of; to ameliorate.

Senses

atenuar is used for these senses in English:

• palliate To relieve the symptoms of; to ameliorate. [from 15th c.]

attenuate — full definition

1. verb To reduce in size, force, value, amount, or degree.
2. verb To make thinner, as by physically reshaping, starving, or decaying.
3. verb To become thin or fine; to grow less.
4. verb To reduce the virulence of a bacterium or virus.

palliate — full definition

1. verb To relieve the symptoms of; to ameliorate.
2. verb To hide or disguise.
3. verb To cover or disguise the seriousness of (a mistake, offence etc.) by excuses and apologies.
4. verb To lessen the severity of; to extenuate, moderate, qualify.

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