Associations to the word «Weakened»

Wiktionary

WEAKEN, verb. (transitive) To make weaker.
WEAKEN, verb. (intransitive) To become weaker.

Dictionary definition

WEAKEN, verb. Lessen the strength of; "The fever weakened his body".
WEAKEN, verb. Become weaker; "The prisoner's resistance weakened after seven days".
WEAKEN, verb. Destroy property or hinder normal operations; "The Resistance sabotaged railroad operations during the war".
WEAKEN, verb. Reduce the level or intensity or size or scope of; "de-escalate a crisis".
WEAKEN, verb. Lessen in force or effect; "soften a shock"; "break a fall".

Wise words

A word carries far, very far, deals destruction through time as the bullets go flying through space.
Joseph Conrad