attenuate

Từ điển Oxford Learners Wordfinder Dictionary

I - verb

1. weaken the consistency of (a chemical substance)
• Syn:
rarefy
• Derivationally related forms:
attenuation, rarefaction (for: rarefy)
• Topics:
chemistry, chemical science
• Hypernyms:
weaken
• Verb Frames:
- Somebody ----s something
- Something ----s something
2. become weaker, in strength, value, or magnitude
• Derivationally related forms:
attenuation, attenuator
• Hypernyms:
weaken
• Hyponyms:
refine
• Verb Frames:
- Something ----s

II - adjective

reduced in strength
- the faded tones of an old recording
• Syn:
attenuated, faded, weakened
• Similar to:
decreased, reduced

• Từ đồng nghĩa / Synonyms:
  attenuated, faded, weakened, rarefy