attenuate
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to attenuate (third-person singular simple present attenuates, present participle attenuating, simple past and past participle attenuated)
- (transitive) To reduce in size, force, value, amount, or degree
- (transitive) To weaken
- (transitive) To rarefy
- (transitive) To reduce the virulence of a bacteria or virus
- (transitive) (electronics) To reduce the amplitude of an electrical signal
[edit] Antonyms
- amplify (electronics)
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attenuate (comparative more attenuate, superlative most attenuate)
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[edit] Italian
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attenuate
- Second-person plural present tense of attenuare.
- Second-person plural imperative of attenuare.
- Feminine plural of attenuato.