What is another word for Attenuating?

Pronunciation: [ɐtˈɛnjuːˌe͡ɪtɪŋ] (IPA)

Attenuating is a word often used to describe the process of reducing the strength, intensity, or size of something. Synonyms for attenuating include diminishing, weakening, lessening, reducing, diluting, mitigating, moderating, and toning down. These words can be used to convey the same or a similar meaning as attenuating, but with slightly different connotations or shades of meaning. For example, weakening may suggest a more deliberate, intentional action, whereas diminishing may imply a more natural or gradual process. Lessening may suggest a temporary reduction in intensity, while mitigating implies an effort to alleviate or lessen the negative effects of something.

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Usage examples for Attenuating

Stung to the quick by an indiscretion which, as I did not yet know women thoroughly, seemed to me without example, I cast all fears of displeasing to the winds, related the adventure with all the warmth of an impassioned poet, and without disguising or Attenuating in the least the desires which the charms of the Greek beauty had inspired me with.
"The Memoires of Casanova, Complete The Rare Unabridged London Edition Of 1894, plus An Unpublished Chapter of History, By Arthur Symons"
Jacques Casanova de Seingalt
The evil of Attenuating that sentiment is smaller than the evil of allowing one set of persons to realise their own notions of happiness, at the expense of all the rest of the world.
"On Compromise"
John Morley
It settled in its own way one thing in particular, which, though often, between them, heaven knew, hovered round and hung over, was yet to be established without the shadow of an Attenuating smile.
"What Maisie Knew"
Henry James

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