weaken :: Lexipedia - Where words have meaning

make weak, make weaker

v. lessen the strength of; "The fever weakened his body"

de-escalate, step down

v. reduce the level or intensity or size or scope of; "de-escalate a crisis"

become weak, die down, get weak, get weaker

v. become weaker; "The prisoner's resistance weakened after seven days"

break, damp, dampen, soften

v. lessen in force or effect; "soften a shock"; "break a fall"

countermine, sabotage, undermine, counteract, subvert

v. destroy property or hinder normal operations; "The Resistance sabotaged railroad operations during the war"

cave, undermine

v. hollow out as if making a cave or opening; "The river was caving the banks"

drop, sink, drop down

v. fall or drop to a lower place or level; "He sank to his knees"

break, fail, go, die, give, break down, conk out, give out, give way

v. stop operating or functioning; "The engine finally went"; "The car died on the road"; "The bus we travelled in broke down on the way to town"; "The coffee maker broke"; "The engine failed on the way to town"; "her eyesight went after the accident"

sink, slump, slide down

v. fall or sink heavily; "He slumped onto the couch"; "My spirits sank"

pry, jimmy, lever, prise

v. to move or force, especially in an effort to get something open; "The burglar jimmied the lock", "Raccoons managed to pry the lid off the garbage pail"

break

v. crack; of the male voice in puberty; "his voice is breaking--he should no longer sing in the choir"

break, interrupt, end prematurely

v. terminate; "She interrupted her pregnancy"; "break a lucky streak"; "break the cycle of poverty"

break, break in

v. make submissive, obedient, or useful; "The horse was tough to break"; "I broke in the new intern"

break, fail, go, die, give, break down, conk out, give out, give way

v. stop operating or functioning; "The engine finally went"; "The car died on the road"; "The bus we travelled in broke down on the way to town"; "The coffee maker broke"; "The engine failed on the way to town"; "her eyesight went after the accident"

decline, refuse

v. show unwillingness towards; "he declined to join the group on a hike"

break, damage

v. inflict damage upon; "The snow damaged the roof"; "She damaged the car when she hit the tree"

vandalize, vandalise, destroy wantonly

v. destroy wantonly, as through acts of vandalism; "vandalize the park"

replace, supplant, supersede, supervene upon

v. take the place or move into the position of; "Smith replaced Miller as CEO after Miller left"; "the computer has supplanted the slide rule"; "Mary replaced Susan as the team's captain and the highest-ranked player in the school"

disable, incapacitate, disenable

v. make unable to perform a certain action; "disable this command on your computer"

ruin, destroy

v. destroy completely; damage irreparably; "You have ruined my car by pouring sugar in the tank!"; "The tears ruined her make-up"

cave, undermine

v. hollow out as if making a cave or opening; "The river was caving the banks"

debauch, pervert, corrupt, vitiate, debase, demoralize, profane, deprave, misdirect

v. corrupt morally or by intemperance or sensuality; "debauch the young people with wine and women"; "Socrates was accused of corrupting young men"; "Do school counselors subvert young children?"; "corrupt the morals"

exit, go, die, decease, expire, pass away, perish, pip out

v. pass from physical life and lose all bodily attributes and functions necessary to sustain life; "She died from cancer"; "They children perished in the fire"; "The patient went peacefully"; "The old guy kicked the bucket at the age of 102"

strengthen, fortify, beef up

v. make strong or stronger; "This exercise will strengthen your upper body"; "strengthen the relations between the two countries"

brace, steady

v. support or hold steady and make steadfast, with or as if with a brace; "brace your elbows while working on the potter's wheel"

brace, arouse, stimulate, energize, energise, perk up

v. cause to be alert and energetic; "Coffee and tea stimulate me"; "This herbal infusion doesn't stimulate"

reinforce, reenforce, re-enforce

v. make stronger; "he reinforced the concrete"

intensify, escalate, step up

v. increase in extent or intensity; "The Allies escalated the bombing"

strengthen, become strong, become stronger, gain strength, get strong

v. gain strength; "His body strengthened"

animate, enliven, invigorate, liven, liven up, make lively

v. make lively; "let's liven up this room a bit"

awaken, waken, wake up, arouse

v. cause to become awake or conscious; "He was roused by the drunken men in the street"; "Please wake me at 6 AM."

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