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Meaning of WEAKENING

Pronunciation:  w'eekuning

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 Definition: 
  1. [n]  the act of reducing the strength of something
  2. [n]  becoming weaker
  3. [adj]  moderating by making pain or sorrow weaker
  4. [adj]  causing debilitation
 
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 Synonyms: debilitating, debilitative, enervating, enfeebling, moderating
 
 Antonyms: strengthening, strengthening
 
 See Also: atrophy, attenuation, debilitation, decrease, dilution, diminution, downfall, enervation, enfeeblement, exhaustion, fading, fall, loosening, reduction, relaxation, shift, slackening, step-down, transformation, transmutation, wilt, wilting, withering

 

 

 

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