heikentyä — meaning in English
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English meaning
- abate verb To become less strong or severe; to die down.
- decay verb To rot or gradually break down, especially of organic matter.
- decline verb To become weaker, smaller, or worse over time.
- fade verb To gradually lose color, brightness, strength, or intensity.
- weaken verb To make something less strong.
Senses
heikentyä is used for these senses in English:
- abate To decrease in force or intensity; to subside. [from 14th c.]
- decay (intransitive) To deteriorate, to get worse, to lose strength or health, to decline in quality.
- decline (intransitive) To become weaker or worse.
- fade (intransitive) To grow weak; to lose strength; to decay; to perish gradually; to wither, as a plant.
- weaken (intransitive) To become weaker or less strong.
abate — full definition
- verb To become less strong or severe; to die down.
- verb (law) To cancel or bring a legal matter to an end.
decay — full definition
- verb To rot or gradually break down, especially of organic matter.
- verb To decline gradually in quality, strength, or condition.
- noun The process or result of rotting or gradual deterioration.
- noun In physics, the process by which an unstable atomic nucleus or particle breaks down over time.
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