weaken
verb
[ ˈwiːk(ə)n ]
• make or become weaker in power, resolve, or physical strength.
• "fault lines had weakened and shattered the rocks"
Similar:
enfeeble,
debilitate,
incapacitate,
sap one's strength,
enervate,
tire,
exhaust,
wear out,
wither,
erode,
diminish,
destroy,
reduce,
decrease,
lessen,
moderate,
temper,
sap,
dilute,
water down,
thin,
blunt,
mitigate,
deplete,
soften (up),
abate,
dwindle,
ease up,
let up,
trail off,
wane,
ebb,
subside,
peter out,
melt away,
fizzle out,
taper off,
tail off,
grow dim,
grow faint,
decline,
deteriorate,
degenerate,
shrivel,
wilt,
languish,
falter,
impair,
undermine,
compromise,
invalidate,
refute,
rebut,
negate,
discredit,
relent,
give in,
acquiesce,
yield,
give way,
accede,
succumb,
come round,
consent,
assent,
agree,
soften,
bend,
ease off,
