attenuate
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[edit] English
[edit] Etymology
From Latin attenuāre, from attenuāt-, at- = ad-, ad- (“to”) + tenuāre (“to make thin”), tenuis (“thin”).
[edit] Pronunciation
- IPA: /əˈtɛn.juː.eɪt/
[edit] Verb
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)
[edit] Translations
To reduce
To weaken
To rarefy
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[edit] Derived terms
[edit] Adjective
attenuate (comparative more attenuate, superlative most attenuate)
[edit] Italian
[edit] Verb
attenuate
- second-person plural present indicative of attenuare
- second-person plural imperative of attenuare
- Feminine plural of attenuato
[edit] Latin
[edit] Verb
attenuāte
- first-person plural present active imperative of attenuō