Lessen the strength of
To make weak; to lessen the strength of; to deprive of strength; to debilitate; to enfeeble; to enervate;
Verb
become weaker; "The prisoner''s resistance weakened after seven days"
Verb
lessen the strength of; "The fever weakened his body"
Verb
reduce the level or intensity or size or scope of; "de-escalate a crisis"
Verb
lessen in force or effect; "soften a shock"; "break a fall"
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destroy property or hinder normal operations; "The Resistance sabotaged railroad operations during the war"
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 mind; to weaken the hands of a magistrate; to weaken the
force of an objection or an argument.
v. t.
To reduce in quality, strength, or spirit; as, to weaken
tea; to weaken any solution or decoction.
v. i.
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.
Weaken
Their hands shall be weakened from the work, that it be not done.2.
Weaken
To make weak; to lessen the strength of; to deprive of strength; to debilitate; to enfeeble; to enervate;
To become weak or weaker; to lose strength, spirit, or determination; to become less positive or resolute;
Usage Examples
Having yet another vote on refinery legislation that uses high oil prices as an excuse to weaken environmental protections and to give more legislative gifts to the oil industry is misguided in the extreme.
The failure of national economic policy is costing us more than jobs it has begun to weaken that uniquely American spirit of risk-taking, large ambition, and optimism about the future. We must rally them now to bold departures that rebuild our national morale as well as our material prosperity.
And though my Lord hath lost his estate and been banished out of his country, yet neither despised poverty nor pinching necessity could make him break the bonds of friendship or weaken his loyal duty.
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Other Usage ExamplesAs soon as you concern yourself with the 'good' and 'bad' of your fellows, you create an opening in your heart for maliciousness to enter. Testing, competing with, and criticizing others weaken and defeat you.
Increased government spending can provide a temporary stimulus to demand and output but in the longer run higher levels of government spending crowd out private investment or require higher taxes that weaken growth by reducing incentives to save, invest, innovate, and work.
It is unwise to be too sure of one's own wisdom. It is healthy to be reminded that the strongest might weaken and the wisest might err.
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