weaken

UK:*UK and possibly other pronunciationsUK and possibly other pronunciations/ˈwiːkən/US:USA pronunciation: IPA and respellingUSA pronunciation: IPA/ˈwikən/ ,USA pronunciation: respelling(wē′kən)

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weaken [sth]⇒ vtr (make [sth] weak) (algo)debilitar a vtr
  ablandar a vtr
 The constant flow of traffic weakened the bridges supports, so they had to be repaired.
 El constante flujo de tráfico debilitó los soportes del puente, así que tuvieron que repararlo.
weaken [sb]⇒ vtr (make [sb] weak) (alguien)debilitar a vtr
  ablandar a vtr
 The long illness weakened Stuart.
 La larga enfermedad debilitó a Stuart.
weaken⇒ vi (become weak: [sth])debilitarse⇒ v prnl
 The roof timbers weakened over the years and eventually needed to be replaced.
 Las maderas del tejado se debilitaron con los años y al final tuvieron que ser reemplazadas.
weaken vi (become weak: [sb])debilitarse⇒ v prnl
  emblandecerse⇒ v prnl
 Nancy weakened as she grew older and had to walk with a stick.
 Nancy se fue debilitando a medida que envejecía y tuvo que andar con bastón.
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'weaken' aparece también en las siguientes entradas:
In the English description:
enervate - enfeeble - immunosuppressant - immunosuppressive - sag - undercut - undermine - vitiate - wither - wither away
Spanish:
amelcochar - debilitar - depauperar - desmadejar - despaturrar - desvencijar - embotar - enflaquecer - fragilizar - resquebrajar - flaquear - postrar - ablandar - agostar - atenuar - debilitar la moral - desalmar - desarbolar - enervar - limar - resentir

Collocations: weaken his [faith, resolve, confidence, ability], his [faith] weakened, her [strength, sight, memory] is weakening, more...

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