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

Words are always getting conventionalized to some secondary meaning. It is one of the works of poetry to take the truants in custody and bring them back to their right senses.
William Butler Yeats