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Entry 3 senses · 2 variants Webster, 1913

Weaken

/wēk'-ən/ · Weak·en · IPA /ˈwikən/
01 v. t. To make weak; to lessen the strength of; to deprive of strength; to debilitate; to enfeeble; to enervate; as, to weaken the body or the min…
imp. & p. p. Weakened; p. pr. & vb. n. Weakening
  1. 1.
    To make weak; to lessen the strength of; to deprive of strength; to debilitate; to enfeeble; to enervate; as, to weaken the body or the mind; to weaken the hands of a magistrate; to weaken the force of an objection or an argument.
    “Their hands shall be weakened from the work, that it be not done.” — Neh. vi. 9.
  2. 2.
    To reduce in quality, strength, or spirit; as, to weaken tea; to weaken any solution or decoction.
02 v. i. To become weak or weaker; to lose strength, spirit, or determination; to become less positive or resolute; as, the patient weakened; the wi…
  1. 1.
    To become weak or weaker; to lose strength, spirit, or determination; to become less positive or resolute; as, the patient weakened; the witness weakened on cross-examination.