weaken

weaken
verb (to (cause to) become weak, especially in physical strength or character: The patient has weakened; The strain of the last few days has weakened him.) debilitar(se)
weaken vb debilitar
weaken
tr['wiːkən]
transitive verb
1 (gen) debilitar
2 (argument) quitar fuerza a; (morale) socavar
intransitive verb
1 (person) debilitarse, desfallecer
2 (resolve, influence) flaquear
3 (currency) aflojar, caer
4 (give in) ceder
weaken ['wi:kən] vt
: debilitar
weaken vi
: debilitarse, flaquear
weaken
v.
• aminorar v.
• atenuar v.
• debilitar v.
• decaer v.
(§pres: decaigo, decaes...)
• desalmar v.
• desfallecer v.
• desmadejar v.
• diluir v.
• enfermar v.
• enflaquecer v.
• extenuar v.
• flaquear v.
• flojear v.
• minorar v.
'wiːkən
1.
transitive verb \<\<body/limb\>\> debilitar; \<\<structure/power/currency/economy\>\> debilitar; \<\<determination\>\> menoscabar

2.
vi \<\<person/animal\>\> (physically) debilitarse; \<\<resolve\>\> flaquear; \<\<power\>\> debilitarse; (relent) ceder, aflojar

don't weaken in your resolve — no cedas en tu propósito

['wiːkǝn]
1.
VT [+ person, heart, structure, economy] debilitar; [+ power, influence, resolve] menguar, debilitar; [+ case, argument] quitar fuerza a; [+ solution, mixture] diluir

he weakened his grip on her arm — dejó de apretarle el brazo con tanta fuerza

he doesn't want to do anything that might weaken his grip on power — no quiere hacer nada que pueda menguar el control que tiene sobre el país

2. VI
1) (=grow weaker) [person, muscle, structure, economy] debilitarse; [power, influence, resolve] menguarse, debilitarse

the pound weakened against the dollar today — hoy la libra ha bajado frente al dólar

2) (=give way) flaquear

we must not weaken now — no debemos flaquear, ahora menos que nunca

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['wiːkən]
1.
transitive verb \<\<body/limb\>\> debilitar; \<\<structure/power/currency/economy\>\> debilitar; \<\<determination\>\> menoscabar

2.
vi \<\<person/animal\>\> (physically) debilitarse; \<\<resolve\>\> flaquear; \<\<power\>\> debilitarse; (relent) ceder, aflojar

don't weaken in your resolve — no cedas en tu propósito


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