attenuate
/əˈtɛnjuˌeɪt/
verb
- To make something weaker, less effective, or less intense.
- Time can attenuate the pain of a loss.
- The new policy may attenuate the company's environmental impact.
- The thick curtains helped attenuate the noise from the street.
- To reduce the force, effect, or value of something.
- The signal was attenuated by the long cable, resulting in poor sound quality.
- The vaccine contains a weakened virus that is attenuated so it cannot cause disease.
- Adding water can attenuate the strength of the chemical solution.
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