- Weakener
- Weakener \Weak"en*er\, n. One who, or that which, weakens. ``[Fastings] weakeners of sin.'' --South. [1913 Webster]
The Collaborative International Dictionary of English. 2000.
Weakener
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weakener — noun that which weakens or causes a loss of strength doubt is a great weakener of resolve • Derivationally related forms: ↑weaken • Hypernyms: ↑agent … Useful english dictionary
weakener — noun see weaken … New Collegiate Dictionary
weakener — See weaken. * * * … Universalium
weakener — noun a person who, or thing that weakens … Wiktionary
weakener — n. someone or something that weakens … English contemporary dictionary
weakener — weak·en·er … English syllables
weaken — weakener, n. /wee keuhn/, v.t. 1. to make weak or weaker. 2. Phonet. to change (a speech sound) to an articulation requiring less effort, as from geminate to nongeminate or from stop to fricative. v.i. 3. to become weak or weaker. [1520 30; WEAK… … Universalium
weaken — verb (weakened; weakening) Date: 1530 transitive verb 1. to make weak ; lessen the strength of 2. to reduce in intensity or effectiveness intransitive verb to become weak • weakener noun Synonyms … New Collegiate Dictionary
weaken — verb make or become weak. Derivatives weakener noun … English new terms dictionary
weaken — /ˈwikən/ (say weekuhn) verb (i) 1. to become weak or weaker. –verb (t) 2. to make weak or weaker. {weak + en1} –weakener, noun …
