make+weak

  • 41weakening — weak·en·ing || wɪːkÉ™nɪŋ n. state of becoming weak; act of making weak adj. becoming weak; diminishing; tiring, flagging weak·en || wɪːkÉ™n v. make weak; be made weak …

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  • 42International Committee of the Red Cross — ICRC redirects here. For other uses, see ICRC (disambiguation). The International Committee of the Red Cross (ICRC) is a private humanitarian institution based in Geneva, Switzerland. The community of states has given the ICRC a unique role,… …

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  • 43lame — I. adjective (lamer; lamest) Etymology: Middle English, from Old English lama; akin to Old High German lam lame, Lithuanian limti to break down Date: before 12th century 1. a. having a body part and especially a limb so disabled as to impair… …

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  • 44waste — [wāst] vt. wasted, wasting [ME wasten < NormFr waster < L vastare, to lay waste, devastate (< vastus: see VAST): infl. by Gmc * wostjan > OHG wuosten] 1. to destroy; devastate; ruin 2. to wear away; consume gradually; use up 3. to… …

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  • 45weaken — weakener, n. /wee keuhn/, v.t. 1. to make weak or weaker. 2. Phonet. to change (a speech sound) to an articulation requiring less effort, as from geminate to nongeminate or from stop to fricative. v.i. 3. to become weak or weaker. [1520 30; WEAK… …

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  • 46weakened — adj. made weak; impaired weak·en || wɪːkÉ™n v. make weak; be made weak …

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  • 47weaken — /ˈwikən/ (say weekuhn) verb (i) 1. to become weak or weaker. –verb (t) 2. to make weak or weaker. {weak + en1} –weakener, noun …

  • 48Weaken — Weak en, v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Weakened}; p. pr. & vb. n. {Weakening}.] [1913 Webster] 1. To make weak; to lessen the strength of; to deprive of strength; to debilitate; to enfeeble; to enervate; as, to weaken the body or the mind; to weaken the… …

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  • 49Weakened — Weaken Weak en, v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Weakened}; p. pr. & vb. n. {Weakening}.] [1913 Webster] 1. To make weak; to lessen the strength of; to deprive of strength; to debilitate; to enfeeble; to enervate; as, to weaken the body or the mind; to… …

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  • 50Weakening — Weaken Weak en, v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Weakened}; p. pr. & vb. n. {Weakening}.] [1913 Webster] 1. To make weak; to lessen the strength of; to deprive of strength; to debilitate; to enfeeble; to enervate; as, to weaken the body or the mind; to… …

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