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attenuate in Swedish

attenuate in Swedish is förminska, försvaga, minska — attenuate means to make something smaller, weaker or less in amount.

attenuate in Swedish

förminska
verb
försvaga
verb
minska
verb
försvaga
verb
(transitive) To weaken.

What does "attenuate" mean?

  1. verb To make something smaller, weaker or less in amount.
  2. 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."
  3. verb To grow thinner or become less.
  4. 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 Swedish?
"attenuate" in Swedish is förminska, försvaga, minska. attenuate means: To make something smaller, weaker or less in amount.
Are there other ways to say "attenuate" in Swedish?
Yes — Swedish has 3 translations listed for "attenuate": förminska, försvaga, minska.
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