Weaken | Mean of weaken in English Dictionary
/ˈwiːkən/
- Verb
- to make (something or someone) weaker, less forceful, less effective, etc.
- The disease weakens the immune system.
- people (whose bodies are) weakened by hunger
- Some are concerned that the increase in taxes will weaken the economy.
- The beams had been weakened by water damage.
- efforts to weaken environmental laws
- The recent setbacks have not weakened our resolve.
- These kinds of contradictions weaken your argument.
- to become weaker, less forceful, less effective, etc.
- The disease causes the immune system to weaken.
- The housing market is weakening. [=fewer people are buying houses]
- to decrease in value when compared to money from other countries
- The dollar has continued to weaken against the euro.
- Lower interest rates have weakened the dollar.