attenuate in German
attenuate in German is abschwächen, abmagern, dämpfen — attenuate means to make something smaller, weaker or less in amount.
attenuate in German
abschwächen
abmagern
dämpfen
reduzieren
verkleinern
vermindern
abmildern
(transitive) To weaken.
abschwächen
(transitive) To weaken.
dämpfen
(transitive) To weaken.
mildern
(transitive) To weaken.
schwächen
(transitive) To weaken.
schwächer werden
(transitive) To weaken.
evakuieren
(transitive) To rarefy.
verdünnen
(transitive) To rarefy.
What does "attenuate" mean?
- verb To make something smaller, weaker or less in amount.
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verb To make something thinner, for example by shaping, starving or decay.
"Lovell, wan and hollow-eyed, his arm in a sling, his once burly frame gaunt and attenuated with disease, nodded."
- verb To grow thinner or become less.
- verb To make a bacterium or virus less able to cause disease.
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attenuate in a sentence
- Lovell, wan and hollow-eyed, his arm in a sling, his once burly frame gaunt and attenuated with disease, nodded.
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What is "attenuate" in German?
"attenuate" in German is abschwächen, abmagern, dämpfen. attenuate means: To make something smaller, weaker or less in amount.
Are there other ways to say "attenuate" in German?
Yes — German has 12 translations listed for "attenuate": abschwächen, abmagern, dämpfen, reduzieren, verkleinern, vermindern.
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