Attenuate — meaning, pronunciation & more

Definition

weaken the consistency of (a chemical substance)

become weaker, in strength, value, or magnitude

Pronunciation

🇺🇸American English

/kˈæɹɪdə/

🇬🇧British English

/ɐtˈɛnjuːˌeɪt/

🇮🇳Indian English

/ɐtˈɛnjuːˌeɪt/

3 syllables Say it as /kˈæɹɪdə/.

Examples

the faded tones of an old recording

Synonyms & Antonyms

Synonyms

attenuated weakened faded rarefy

Parts of Speech

verb	weaken the consistency of (a chemical substance)
verb	become weaker, in strength, value, or magnitude
adjective	reduced in strength “the faded tones of an old recording”

Word Forms

rarefaction	noun	a decrease in the density of something
attenuation	noun	the property of something that has been weakened or reduced in thickness or density
attenuator	noun	an electrical device for attenuating the strength of an electrical signal

Around the World

Europe

🇩🇪German

abschwächen

die Konsistenz (einer chemischen Substanz) schwächen

🇫🇷French

atténuer

affaiblir la consistance de (une substance chimique)

🇪🇸Spanish

atenuar

debilitar la consistencia de (una sustancia química)

🇮🇹Italian

attenuare

indebolire la consistenza di (una sostanza chimica)

🇳🇱Dutch

verzwakken

de consistentie van (een chemische stof) verzwakken

🇵🇹Portuguese

atenuar

enfraquecer a consistência de (uma substância química)

🇷🇺Russian

ослаблять

ослабить консистенцию (химического вещества)

India

🇮🇳Hindi

दुर्बल होना

(एक रासायनिक पदार्थ) की स्थिरता को कमजोर करना

🇧🇩Bengali

কমানো

(একটি রাসায়নিক পদার্থ) এর ধারাবাহিকতা দুর্বল করে

🇮🇳Tamil

தணியும்

(ஒரு இரசாயன பொருள்) நிலைத்தன்மையை பலவீனப்படுத்தவும்

🇮🇳Telugu

క్షీణించు

(రసాయన పదార్ధం) యొక్క స్థిరత్వాన్ని బలహీనపరుస్తుంది

🇮🇳Marathi

कमी करणे

(रासायनिक पदार्थ) ची सुसंगतता कमकुवत करा

🇮🇳Gujarati

ઘટાડવું

(રાસાયણિક પદાર્થ) ની સુસંગતતાને નબળી પાડવી

🇮🇳Kannada

ದುರ್ಬಲಗೊಳಿಸು

(ರಾಸಾಯನಿಕ ವಸ್ತು) ಸ್ಥಿರತೆಯನ್ನು ದುರ್ಬಲಗೊಳಿಸಿ

🇮🇳Malayalam

ക്ഷീണിപ്പിക്കുക

(ഒരു രാസ പദാർത്ഥത്തിൻ്റെ) സ്ഥിരത ദുർബലപ്പെടുത്തുക

🇮🇳Punjabi

ਘਟਾਓ

(ਇੱਕ ਰਸਾਇਣਕ ਪਦਾਰਥ) ਦੀ ਇਕਸਾਰਤਾ ਨੂੰ ਕਮਜ਼ੋਰ ਕਰੋ

🇵🇰Urdu

کم کرنا

(ایک کیمیائی مادہ) کی مستقل مزاجی کو کمزور کرنا

East & Southeast Asia

🇨🇳Chinese

衰减

削弱（化学物质）的稠度

🇯🇵Japanese

減衰

（化学物質）の粘稠度を弱める

🇰🇷Korean

가늘게 하다

(화학 물질)의 농도를 약화시키다

🇻🇳Vietnamese

giảm bớt

làm suy yếu tính nhất quán của (một chất hóa học)

🇹🇭Thai

ลดทอน

ทำให้ความสม่ำเสมอของ (สารเคมี) ลดลง

🇮🇩Indonesian

melemahkan

melemahkan konsistensi (zat kimia)

🇵🇭Filipino

magpapahina

pahinain ang pagkakapare-pareho ng (isang kemikal na sangkap)

🇲🇾Malay

melemahkan

melemahkan konsistensi (bahan kimia)

Middle East

🇸🇦Arabic

يخفف

إضعاف تماسك (مادة كيميائية)

🇮🇷Persian

تضعیف کردن

تضعیف قوام (یک ماده شیمیایی)

🇹🇷Turkish

zayıflatmak

(kimyasal bir maddenin) kıvamını zayıflatmak

🇮🇱Hebrew

לְהַחלִישׁ

להחליש את העקביות של (חומר כימי)

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