weakened
wee kuhnd
- v lessen the strength of
The fever weakened his body - v become weaker
The prisoner's resistance weakened after seven days - v destroy property or hinder normal operations
- v reduce the level or intensity or size or scope of
- v lessen in force or effect
- s impaired by diminution
- s made weak or weaker
- s reduced in strength
- s mixed with water
- s damaged inanimate objects or their value
- And that, says Goodheart, may help strengthen a weakened organ.
- Because the disease critically weakened the immune system and was often accompanied by a rare cancer, it had been labeled gay-related immune deficiency, or GRID, by some people .
- From the testimony, she emerged as a simple, stoic girl who resigned herself to her early mistreatment, only to become too numbed and weakened by its later savagery to resist.