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1. Lessen the strength of
   "The fever weakened his body"
    
2. Become weaker
   "The prisoner's resistance weakened after seven days"
    
3. Destroy property or hinder normal operations
   - sabotage, undermine, countermine, counteract, subvert
    
4. Reduce the level or intensity or size or scope of
   - de-escalate, step down
    
5. Lessen in force or effect
   - dampen, damp, soften, break

Derived forms: weakening, weakens, weakened

See also: weakener, weakening

Type of: alter, blunt, change, deaden, decrease, diminish, disobey, fall, lessen, minify, modify

Antonym: strengthen