Weaken - перевод на Русский и значение в Английском

adjective

(of a cutting implement) not having a sharp edge or point.

Примеры использования:

A blunt knife

verb

Make or become less sharp.

Примеры использования:

Wood can blunt your axe

noun

A hollowed-out cigar filled with cannabis.

Примеры использования:

Consequently, marijuana use in blunts may persist longer into adulthood for a larger proportion of …

verb

Make (someone) very weak and infirm.

Примеры использования:

He was severely debilitated by a stomach upset

verb

To make someone or something physically weak

Примеры использования:

Chemotherapy exhausted and debilitated him.

verb

Make or become smaller or fewer in size, amount, intensity, or degree.

Примеры использования:

The population of the area has decreased radically

noun

An instance or example of becoming smaller or fewer.

Примеры использования:

A decrease in births

verb

To become smaller or make something less

Примеры использования:

[ i ] car sales decreased sharply this year., i haven’t noticed any decrease in ticket sales.

verb

End the existence of (something) by damaging or attacking it.

Примеры использования:

The room had been destroyed by fire

verb

To damage something, esp. in a violent way, so that it can no longer be used or no longer exists

Примеры использования:

You can use a shredder to destroy old bank statements., losing his job seemed to completely destroy…

verb

To damage something so badly that it cannot be used

Примеры использования:

Most of the old part of the city was destroyed by bombs during the war., completely/totally destroy…

verb

Make (a liquid) thinner or weaker by adding water or another solvent to it.

Примеры использования:

Bleach can be diluted with cold water

adjective

(of a liquid) made thinner or weaker by having had water or another solvent added to it.

Примеры использования:

The water turnover rates of hummingbirds feeding on dilute nectar are more similar to those of amph…

verb

To make a liquid weaker by mixing it with water or another liquid

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Dilute the bleach in water before adding it to the wash., he disinfected the tub with a solution of…

verb

Make or become less.

Примеры использования:

The new law is expected to diminish the government's chances

verb

To reduce or be reduced in size or importance

Примеры использования:

[ i ] the threat of inflation is diminishing., [ t ] a single-payer system would diminish the burea…

verb

To reduce or be reduced in size, importance, or value

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If consumers start losing confidence, it will diminish demand for household goods., investors can d…

verb

Make (someone) feel drained of energy or vitality.

Примеры использования:

The heat enervated us all

adjective

Lacking in energy or vitality.

Примеры использования:

The enervate slightness of his frail form

verb

To make someone feel weak and without energy

verb

Make weak or feeble.

Примеры использования:

Sickness had enfeebled me

verb

To make someone or something very weak

verb

(of wind, water, or other natural agents) gradually wear away (soil, rock, or land).

Примеры использования:

The cliffs on this coast have been eroded by the sea

verb

To weaken or damage something by taking away parts of it gradually, or to become weaker in this way

Примеры использования:

[ t ] budget cuts could further erode the benefit package provided for by the contract.

verb

To slowly reduce or destroy something, or to be slowly reduced or destroyed

Примеры использования:

Erode value/profits/margins sudden movements in exchange and interest rates can erode profit margin…

verb

Make (someone) feel very tired.

Примеры использования:

Her day out had exhausted her

noun

Waste gases or air expelled from an engine, turbine, or other machine in the course of its operation.

Примеры использования:

Buses spewing out black clouds of exhaust

verb

To make a person or an animal extremely tired

Примеры использования:

The long hike up the mountain exhausted us all., after a whole day with the kids, her patience was …

verb

Prevent from functioning in a normal way.

Примеры использования:

He was incapacitated by a heart attack

verb

To remove someone’s ability to do something

Примеры использования:

The accident incapacitated me for seven months., an incapacitating illness, the novel tells the sto…

verb

To make someone unable to work or do things normally, or unable to do what they intended to do

Примеры использования:

The accident left me incapacitated for seven months., rubber bullets are designed to incapacitate p…

verb

Make or become less; diminish.

Примеры использования:

The years have lessened the gap in age between us

verb

To become or make something smaller in amount or degree

Примеры использования:

[ t ] keeping your weight down can lessen the risk of heart disease.

verb

To make something smaller, less noticeable, etc., or to become smaller, less noticeable, etc.

Примеры использования:

Corporate executives are keen to embrace "green technology" in order to lessen their dependence on …

adjective

Average in amount, intensity, quality, or degree.

Примеры использования:

We walked at a moderate pace

noun

A person who holds moderate views, especially in politics.

Примеры использования:

An unlikely alliance of radicals and moderates

verb

Make or become less extreme, intense, rigorous, or violent.

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I shall not moderate my criticism

verb

Make smaller or less in amount, degree, or size.

Примеры использования:

The need for businesses to reduce costs

verb

Make smaller

verb

To make something less in size, amount, degree, importance, or price

Примеры использования:

A low-fat diet can reduce the risk of heart disease., grunn employs 17,900 people, but that number …

noun

The fluid which circulates in the vascular system of a plant, consisting chiefly of water with dissolved sugars and mineral salts.

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Create a living smorgasbord that includes plants with berries, foliage, fruit, nectar, nuts, pollen…

verb

Gradually weaken or destroy (a person's strength or power).

Примеры использования:

Our energy is being sapped by bureaucrats and politicians

verb

Dig a sap or saps.

Примеры использования:

Having sapped up to the glacis of the city ramparts, versaillais troops entered the city

noun

A person's state of mind seen in terms of their being angry or calm.

Примеры использования:

He rushed out in a very bad temper

verb

Improve the hardness and elasticity of (steel or other metal) by reheating and then cooling it.

Примеры использования:

The way a smith would temper a sword

noun

The state of your mind or feelings

Примеры использования:

[ c ] john has a bad temper., [ u ] a fit of temper, [ c ] you need to learn to control your temper…

adjective

With opposite surfaces or sides that are close or relatively close together.

Примеры использования:

Thin slices of bread

adverb

With little thickness or depth.

Примеры использования:

Cut the ham as thin as possible

verb

Make or become less dense, crowded, or numerous.

Примеры использования:

The remorseless fire of archers thinned their ranks

verb

Feel or cause to feel in need of rest or sleep.

Примеры использования:

Soon the ascent grew steeper and he began to tire

noun

Us spelling of tyre.

noun

A rubber covering, typically inflated or surrounding an inflated inner tube, placed round a wheel to form a soft contact with the road.

verb

(of a plant) become dry and shrivelled.

Примеры использования:

The grass had withered to an unappealing brown

verb

To become, or cause something to become, weak, dry, and smaller

Примеры использования:

[ t ] hot, dry weather withered the peanut crop in the southeast., [ i ] fig. public interest in th…