atenuar — meaning in English

English meaning

• attenuate verb To reduce in size, force, value, amount, or degree.
• dim adjective Giving off or showing very little light; not bright.
• dull adj Boring; lacking interest or excitement.
• numb adj Unable to feel physical sensation, especially because of cold or pressure on a nerve.
• palliate verb To relieve the symptoms of; to ameliorate.

Senses

atenuar is used for these senses in English:

• dim (transitive) To make something less bright.
• dull (transitive) To soften, moderate or blunt; to make dull, stupid, or sluggish; to stupefy.
• numb (transitive) To cause (a feeling) to be less intense.
• 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.

dim — full definition

1. adjective Giving off or showing very little light; not bright.
2. adjective Not very intelligent or quick-witted.
3. adjective Unclear, faint, or hard to make out.
4. verb To make something less bright, or to become less bright.

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