attenuate Synonym

Synonyme attenuate

weaken - reduce - diminish - lessen - decrease - dilute - mitigate - thin - lower - alleviate - moderate - soften - abate - shrink - contract - subdue - slacken - temper - enfeeble - sap - exhaust - drain - undermine - impair - debilitate - enervate - devitalize - vitiate - extenuate - rarefy - minimize - cut - trim - pare - curtail - abridge - truncate - prune


The term 'attenuate' means to reduce the force, effect, or value of something. It is often used in contexts where something is gradually lessening in intensity, such as in the fields of medicine, where it can describe the reduction of virulence of a pathogen, or in audio technology, referring to the reduction of signal strength.

Category: Verb Tags: Reduce Weaken Thin


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