|
|
|
|
|
|
|
1. WordNet® 3.0 (2006) |
attenuate
adj 1: reduced in strength; "the faded tones of an old
recording" [syn: attenuate, attenuated, faded,
weakened]
v 1: weaken the consistency of (a chemical substance) [syn:
rarefy, attenuate]
2: become weaker, in strength, value, or magnitude
|
2. The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48 |
Attenuate \At*ten"u*ate\, v. i.
To become thin, slender, or fine; to grow less; to lessen.
[1913 Webster]
The attention attenuates as its sphere contracts.
--Coleridge.
[1913 Webster] Attenuate
|
3. The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48 |
Attenuate \At*ten"u*ate\, Attenuated \At*ten"u*a`ted\, a. [L.
attenuatus, p. p.]
1. Made thin or slender.
[1913 Webster]
2. Made thin or less viscid; rarefied. --Bacon.
[1913 Webster]
|
4. The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48 |
Attenuate \At*ten"u*ate\, v. t. [imp. & p. p. Attenuated; p.
pr. & vb. n. Attenuating.] [L. attenuatus, p. p. of
attenuare; ad + tenuare to make thin, tenuis thin. See
Thin.]
1. To make thin or slender, as by mechanical or chemical
action upon inanimate objects, or by the effects of
starvation, disease, etc., upon living bodies.
[1913 Webster]
2. To make thin or less consistent; to render less viscid or
dense; to rarefy. Specifically: To subtilize, as the
humors of the body, or to break them into finer parts.
[1913 Webster]
3. To lessen the amount, force, or value of; to make less
complex; to weaken.
[1913 Webster]
To undersell our rivals . . . has led the
manufacturer to . . . attenuate his processes, in
the allotment of tasks, to an extreme point. --I.
Taylor.
[1913 Webster]
We may reject and reject till we attenuate history
into sapless meagerness. --Sir F.
Palgrave.
[1913 Webster]
|
|
|
Thesaurus Results for Attenuate:
|
1. Moby Thesaurus II by Grady Ward, 1.0 |
Sanforize, abate, adulterate, alleviate, attenuated, baptize, bate, blow off, blunt, cast forth, clear away, constrict, consume, contract, cramp, cripple, cut, damp, dampen, deaden, debilitate, deflate, dematerialize, devitalize, dilute, disable, disembody, dispel, dissipate, dissolve, drive away, dry up, dull, ease, emacerate, emaciate, enervate, enfeeble, etherealize, evaporate, eviscerate, exhaust, expand, extenuate, gruel, irrigate, lay low, lessen, macerate, mitigate, parch, preshrink, rare, rarefied, rarefy, rattle, reduce, reedy, remit, sap, sear, shake, shake up, shrink, shrivel, slacken, slender, slight, slim, soften up, spiritualize, subtile, subtilize, subtle, tenuous, thin, thin away, thin down, thin out, twiggy, unbrace, undermine, unman, unnerve, unstrengthen, unstring, volatilize, waste, waste away, water, water down, weaken, weazen, wither, wizen |
|
|
|
|
|
Common Misspellings > |
Attenuate tAttenuate tAtenuate AtAtenuate ttenuate AAttenuate Atttenuate Atenuate Atttenuate Atetnuate Attetnuate Atenuate Atttenuate Attneuate Atteneuate Attnuate Atteenuate Atteunate Attenunate Atteuate Attennuate Attenaute Attenuaute Attenate Attenuuate Attenutae Attenuatae Attenute Attenuaate Attenuaet Attenuatet Attenuae Attenuatte Attenuaete Attenuat Attenuatee qttenuate aqttenuate qattenuate wttenuate awttenuate wattenuate sttenuate asttenuate sattenuate xttenuate axttenuate xattenuate zttenuate azttenuate zattenuate ttenuate a ttenuate attenuate ettenuate ittenuate ottenuate uttenuate A55enuate At55enuate A55tenuate A%%enuate At%%enuate A%%tenuate A66enuate At66enuate A66tenuate Arrenuate Atrrenuate Arrtenuate Ayyenuate Atyyenuate Ayytenuate Affenuate Atffenuate Afftenuate Aggenuate Atggenuate Aggtenuate Ahhenuate Athhenuate Ahhtenuate Att3nuate Atte3nuate Att3enuate Att#nuate Atte#nuate Att#enuate Att4nuate Atte4nuate Att4enuate Attwnuate Attewnuate Attwenuate Attrnuate Atternuate Attrenuate Attsnuate Attesnuate Attsenuate Attdnuate Attednuate Attdenuate Attfnuate Attefnuate Attfenuate Attanuate Attinuate Attonuate Attunuate Atteguate Attenguate Attegnuate Attehuate Attenhuate Attehnuate Attejuate Attenjuate Attejnuate Attebuate Attenbuate Attebnuate Attemuate Attenmuate Attemnuate Atte uate Atten uate Atte nuate Atten7ate Attenu7ate Atten7uate Atten&ate Attenu&ate Atten&uate Atten8ate Attenu8ate Atten8uate Attenyate Attenuyate Attenyuate Atteniate Attenuiate Atteniuate Attenhate Attenuhate Attenhuate Attenjate Attenujate Attenjuate Attenkate Attenukate Attenkuate Attenaate Atteneate Attenoate Attenuqte Attenuaqte Attenuqate Attenuwte Attenuawte Attenuwate Attenuste Attenuaste Attenusate Attenuxte Attenuaxte Attenuxate Attenuzte Attenuazte Attenuzate Attenu te Attenua te Attenu ate Attenuete Attenuite Attenuote Attenuute Attenua5e Attenuat5e Attenua5te Attenua%e Attenuat%e Attenua%te Attenua6e Attenuat6e Attenua6te Attenuare Attenuatre Attenuarte Attenuaye Attenuatye Attenuayte Attenuafe Attenuatfe Attenuafte Attenuage Attenuatge Attenuagte Attenuahe Attenuathe Attenuahte Attenuat3 Attenuate3 Attenuat3e Attenuat# Attenuate# Attenuat#e Attenuat4 Attenuate4 Attenuat4e Attenuatw Attenuatew Attenuatwe Attenuatr Attenuater Attenuatre Attenuats Attenuates Attenuatse Attenuatd Attenuated Attenuatde Attenuatf Attenuatef Attenuatfe Attenuata Attenuati Attenuato Attenuatu Definition commonly spelled as: Defanition or Defenition, Synonym as: Synonim, Sinonym or Sinonim, Thesaurus as: Thesorus or Thesauris, Dictionary as: Dictionery or Dictionry and Define is usually not misspelled. What does mispell meen? It Meens...
Full Map Index: Å Norway-Am Timan Chad |
Ama United States of America-Audon France |
Audouville-la-Hubert France-Baskil Turkey |
Baskin United States of America-Bindoy Philippines |
Bindoy Philippines-Breuilpont France |
Breukelen Netherlands-Campofelice di Fitalia Italy |
Campofelice di Roccella Italy-Champigny France |
Champigny-en-Beauce France-Colle San Magno Italy |
Colle Sannita Italy-Damulog Philippines |
Damurhuda Bangladesh-Duliāgaon India |
Duliajan No.1 India-Ethridge United States of America |
Étienville France-Frignano Italy |
Frignicourt France-Gouhenans France |
Gouillons France-Hasselbach Germany |
Hasselbach Germany-Hurlock United States of America |
Huron United States of America-Jovellanos Cuba |
Jovellar Philippines-Kirchzell Germany |
Kircubbin United Kingdom-La Gomera Guatemala |
La Gonfrière France-Le Hohwald France |
Le Hommet-dArthenay France-Loma de Gato Philippines |
Loma de Juárez Mexico-Mālpur India |
Mālpura India-Memphis United States of America |
Memphis United States of America-Montería Colombia |
Monteriggioni Italy-Navalilla Spain |
Navalmanzano Spain-Noyelles-lès-Seclin France |
Noyelles-lès-Vermelles France-Pachelma Russia |
Pachgaon India-Piégut-Pluviers France |
Piekary Śląskie Poland-Prilep Macedonia |
Přílepy Czech Republic-Reuil-en-Brie France |
Reuilly France-Şag Romania |
Şag Romania-Saint-Puy France |
Saint-Python France-Santa Rita Panama |
Santa Rita Venezuela-Sewarhi India |
Sewen France-Sparbu Norway |
Spardorf Germany-Tamparan Philippines |
Tampayan Philippines-Tottington United Kingdom |
Tottleben Germany-Valdivia Chile |
Valdivia Colombia-Villeneuve-le-Roi France |
Villeneuve-lès-Avignon France-White City United States of America |
White City Canada-Żywiec Poland |
|
Most Popular Searches: Define Misanthrope, Define Pulchritudinous, Define Happy, Define Veracity, Define Cornucopia, Define Almuerzo, Define Atresic, Define URL, Definitions Of Words, Definition Of Get Up, Definition Of Quid Pro Quo, Definition Of Irreconcilable Differences, Definition Of Word, Synonyms of Repetitive, Synonym Dictionary, Synonym Antonyms. See our main index and map index for more details.
|
©2011-2024 ZebraWords.com - Define Yourself - The Search for Meanings and Meaning Means I Mean. All content subject to terms and conditions as set out here. Contact Us, peruse our Privacy Policy |
|