weaken
verb
Key Types & categories Parts & wholes Related & opposite
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- verb
- adjective
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Senses
Sense 1 verb
lessen the strength of
The fever weakened his body
Types & categories
- change hypernym
- de-energize hyponym
- break hyponym
- devitalize hyponym
- shake hyponym
- depress hyponym
- unbrace hyponym
- etiolate hyponym
- cripple hyponym
- dilute hyponym
- attenuate hyponym
- blunt hyponym
- mollify hyponym
- enfeeble hyponym
- enervate hyponym
- dampen hyponym
- neutralize hyponym
- castrate hyponym
- wash out hyponym
Related & opposite
- strengthen antonym
- weaken causes
- weakening derivation
- weakener derivation
Sense 2 verb
become weaker
The prisoner's resistance weakened after seven days
Types & categories
Related & opposite
- strengthen antonym
- weakening derivation
Sense 3 verb
destroy property or hinder normal operations
The Resistance sabotaged railroad operations during the war
Types & categories
Related & opposite
- sabotage derivation
Sense 4 verb
reduce the level or intensity or size or scope of
de-escalate a crisis
Types & categories
- minify hypernym
Related & opposite
- intensify antonym
- reduction derivation
- de-escalation derivation
- weakener derivation
Sense 5 verb
lessen in force or effect
soften a shock
Types & categories
Related & opposite
Table view of this graph
| Sense | Relation | Group | Word |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | antonym | Related & opposite | strengthen |
| 1 | causes | Related & opposite | weaken |
| 1 | derivation | Related & opposite | weakening |
| 1 | derivation | Related & opposite | weakener |
| 1 | hypernym | Types & categories | change |
| 1 | hyponym | Types & categories | de-energize |
| 1 | hyponym | Types & categories | break |
| 1 | hyponym | Types & categories | devitalize |
| 1 | hyponym | Types & categories | shake |
| 1 | hyponym | Types & categories | depress |
| 1 | hyponym | Types & categories | unbrace |
| 1 | hyponym | Types & categories | etiolate |
| 1 | hyponym | Types & categories | cripple |
| 1 | hyponym | Types & categories | dilute |
| 1 | hyponym | Types & categories | attenuate |
| 1 | hyponym | Types & categories | blunt |
| 1 | hyponym | Types & categories | mollify |
| 1 | hyponym | Types & categories | enfeeble |
| 1 | hyponym | Types & categories | enervate |
| 1 | hyponym | Types & categories | dampen |
| 1 | hyponym | Types & categories | neutralize |
| 1 | hyponym | Types & categories | castrate |
| 1 | hyponym | Types & categories | wash out |
| 2 | antonym | Related & opposite | strengthen |
| 2 | derivation | Related & opposite | weakening |
| 2 | hypernym | Types & categories | decrease |
| 2 | hyponym | Types & categories | attenuate |
| 2 | hyponym | Types & categories | disappear |
| 2 | hyponym | Types & categories | die down |
| 2 | hyponym | Types & categories | collapse |
| 2 | hyponym | Types & categories | fade |
| 2 | hyponym | Types & categories | subside |
| 2 | hyponym | Types & categories | slur |
| 2 | hyponym | Types & categories | languish |
| 2 | hyponym | Types & categories | dull |
| 2 | hyponym | Types & categories | pall |
| 2 | hyponym | Types & categories | relax |
| 2 | hyponym | Types & categories | slacken |
| 2 | hyponym | Types & categories | slacken |
| 2 | hyponym | Types & categories | wilt |
| 3 | derivation | Related & opposite | sabotage |
| 3 | hypernym | Types & categories | disobey |
| 3 | hyponym | Types & categories | derail |
| 4 | antonym | Related & opposite | intensify |
| 4 | derivation | Related & opposite | reduction |
| 4 | derivation | Related & opposite | de-escalation |
| 4 | derivation | Related & opposite | weakener |
| 4 | hypernym | Types & categories | minify |
| 5 | derivation | Related & opposite | damper |
| 5 | derivation | Related & opposite | weakener |
| 5 | hypernym | Types & categories | blunt |
| 5 | hyponym | Types & categories | deafen |
| 5 | hyponym | Types & categories | deaden |