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Attenuate
/əˈtɛn.juː.eɪt/
To reduce in size, force, value, amount, or degree.
📖 Definitions of "Attenuate"
verb
- 1
To reduce in size, force, value, amount, or degree.
- 2
To make thinner, as by physically reshaping, starving, or decaying.
- 3
To become thin or fine; to grow less.
- 4
To weaken.
adjective
- 1
(of leaves) Gradually tapering into a petiole-like extension toward the base.
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