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attenuate

🇬🇧 UK/ә'tenjueit/🇺🇸 US
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Definitions

v.

To reduce in strength, force, or value; to make thinner or weaker.

使减弱,使衰减;使变细

adj.

Reduced in strength or thickness; slender or thin.

纤细的;稀薄的;减弱的

🧩 Root Breakdown

Root-derived
atto, toward
+
tenhold, keep
+
uconnector
+
ateto make, having
=attenuate

Example Sentences

  • 1.

    The weakening signal attenuated as the radio signal traveled further from the transmitter.

  • 2.

    Heavy rain attenuated the afternoon sunlight, making it an unusually dark day.

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