attenuate in Spanish
attenuate in Spanish is atenuar, extenuar — attenuate means to make something smaller, weaker or less in amount.
attenuate in Spanish
atenuar
extenuar
(transitive) To weaken.
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 Spanish?
"attenuate" in Spanish is atenuar, extenuar. attenuate means: To make something smaller, weaker or less in amount.
Are there other ways to say "attenuate" in Spanish?
Yes — Spanish has 2 translations listed for "attenuate": atenuar, extenuar.
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