Definition for Weaken:

• lessen the strength of; " The fever weakened his body"

Synonyms for Weaken:

• n.

  •
  • discourage,
  • undo,
  • disillusion,
  • disappoint.
  •
  • infect,
  • cause,
  • transmit,
  • spread,
  • communicate,
  • carry.
  •
  • ease off.
  •weaken (noun)
  • subvert,
  • countermine,
  • damp,
  • sabotage,
  • counteract.

• v.

  •dilute (verb)
  • water down.
  •disable (verb)
  • cramp,
  • handicap,
  • stun,
  • neutralize,
  • tamper,
  • hamstring,
  • hamper,
  • screw up,
  • sap,
  • botch,
  • benumb,
  • prostrate,
  • scotch,
  • stupefy,
  • dull,
  • undermine,
  • hinder,
  • abrogate.
  •reduce the strength of (verb)
  • moderate,
  • fail,
  • lower,
  • tremble,
  • abate,
  • halt,
  • minimize,
  • crumble,
  • limp,
  • totter,
  • impoverish,
  • lose spirit.

• Other synonyms:

  •
  • starve,
  • devitalize,
  • dilute,
  • promote,
  • attenuate.
  •
  • undercut,
  • emasculate,
  • erode.
  •
  • fizzle,
  • crack-up,
  • degenerate.
  •
  • slacken.
  •
  • pale.
  •
  • waste,
  • dim.
  •
  • ease.
  •
  • cut.
  •
  • sink.
  •blunt
  • obtund.
  •compromise
  • mar.
  •contract
  • grow less,
  • indispose,
  • lose.
  •damage
  • tamper with,
  • wear away.
  •decrease
  • peter,
  • taper,
  • slow down,
  • die down.
  •deteriorate
  • become worse.
  •die
  • fizzle out,
  • dilapidate,
  • fade away,
  • fade out,
  • break down.
  •diminish
  • die out.
  •disable
  • immobilize,
  • disenable.
  •disembowel
  • eviscerate.
  •emasculate
  • castrate.
  •fatigue
  • jade.
  •languish
  • go soft.
  •lessen
  • wind down,
  • lessening.
  •peter
  • peter out.

Paraphrases for Weaken:

• Equivalence

  • Proper noun, singular
    weakens, weakened.
  • Verb, non-3rd person singular present
    erode.
  • Verb, base form
    emasculate, slacken.

• Independent

  • Proper noun, singular
    Backs, dive.
  • Verb, non-3rd person singular present
    reduce.
  • Verb, base form
    wound, impair, lessen, reducing, attenuate, mitigate, Mitigating, worsen, falter, minimize, curtail, reduce, fade, hamper, waver, downplay, impede, hinder, relax, dwindle, endanger, shake, threaten, blunt.

• Other Related

  • Verb, non-3rd person singular present
    undermine, degrade.
  • Verb, base form
    undermine, diminish, dilute, erode, dampen, undercut, destabilise, soften, wane, detract, jeopardize, alleviate, subvert, degrade.

Antonyms for Weaken:

• v.

  • change
    strengthen.
  • reduce the strength of
    incite, aggravate, develop, animate, aid, invigorate, enlarge, encourage, agitate, expand, praise, win, free, enhance, increase, compliment, achieve, grow, extend, excite, prolong, rise, energize, activate, assist, raise, help, succeed, refresh, build up.
  • Other antonyms:
    richen, rebound, decontaminate, distill, filter, supplement, purge, flush, pasteurize, improve, toughen, augment, lard, better, cleanse, gain, enrich, beef, compact, leach, rally, refine, vitalize, fertilize, clean, clarify, rejuvenate, recruit, purify.

Hypernym for Weaken:

• v.

  • change
    slow, blur, enfeeble, pine away, slack, drain, enervate, dampen, de-energise, temper, de-energize, slow up, dim, emasculate, mollify, languish, blunt, thin out, cut, break, fade, cripple, slur, evaporate, devitalize, lessen, attenuate, melt, castrate, season, slow down, disappear, debilitate, devitalise, dull, shake, dilute, loose, thin, depress, stultify, neutralise, pall, unbrace, nullify, moderate, etiolate, wash out, rarefy, loosen, subside, wilt, waste, slacken, relax, die down, neutralize, reduce, negate, collapse.

Hyponym for Weaken:

• v.

  • change
    fall, diminish, alter, change, decrease, lessen, modify.