Weakened can be categorized as a verb and an adjective.
Adjective |
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| weakened - made weak or weaker | ||
| weakened - damaged inanimate objects or their value | ||
| weakened - mixed with water; "sold cut whiskey"; "a cup of thinned soup" | ||
| weakened - reduced in strength; "the faded tones of an old recording" | ||
| weakened - impaired by diminution | ||
Verb |
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| weaken - lessen the strength of; "The fever weakened his body" | ||
| weaken - become weaker; "The prisoner's resistance weakened after seven days" | ||
| weaken - reduce the level or intensity or size or scope of; "de-escalate a crisis" | ||
| weaken - lessen in force or effect; "soften a shock"; "break a fall" | ||
| weaken - destroy property or hinder normal operations; "The Resistance sabotaged railroad operations during the war" |
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| 1. | verb | Have they, however, actually weakened Israeli security? | |
| 2. | verb | The promotion by the pro-Zionist right of twin occupations - in the West Bank and in Iraq - has profoundly weakened, not strengthened, Israeli security. | |
| 3. | verb | European currencies weakened against the dollar. | |
| 4. | verb | My muscular strength has weakened from lack of exercise. | |
| 5. | verb | Fever and constant coughing weakened the old lady. | |
| 6. | verb | Our competitive position is weakened by the rising labor cost. | |
| 7. | verb | The French language, by the way, is a clear stream that affected writers have never been, and will never be able to ripple. Each century has thrown in this limpid current its fashions, its pretentious archaisms and its preciousness, without anything surfacing from those useless attempts, those powerless efforts. The nature of this language is to be clear, logical and nervous. It won't let itself be weakened, obscured or corrupted. | |
| 8. | verb | The body is weakened by laziness just as iron is weakened by rust. | |
| 9. | verb | The enemy is weakened! | |
| 10. | verb | The sickness has weakened your organism. | |
| 11. | verb | He was weakened by illness and injury. | |
| 12. | verb | The European currencies have weakened against the dollar. | |
| 13. | verb | While open markets, capitalism have raised standards of living around the globe, globalization combined with rapid progress and technology has also weakened the position of workers and their ability to secure a decent wage. | |
| 14. | verb | Do you think you've actually weakened me? I'm getting stronger everyday! | |
| 15. | verb | The Greek slaves have weakened our children with their writings. | |
| 16. | adj. | Are you creating for us a future world where there is a greater danger of skin cancer, weakened bodies, less food and fewer plants and animals? | |
| 17. | adj. | The coronavirus is most dangerous to the elderly and those with weakened immune systems. | |
| 18. | adj. | The patient gets a weakened version of the germ, which triggers the body's immune system to produce antibodies. | |
| 19. | adj. | Tom has a weakened immune system. | |
| 20. | adj. | Loneliness can result in a weakened immune system response, higher rates of obesity, high blood pressure, heart disease and a shorter life span. | |
| 21. | adj. | This hospital has prepared 10 beds in a sterilised room in order to protect patients with weakened immune systems. |
| Sentence | |
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| verb | |
| Have they, however, actually weakened Israeli security? |
|
| The promotion by the pro-Zionist right of twin occupations - in the West Bank and in Iraq - has profoundly weakened, not strengthened, Israeli security. |
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| European currencies weakened against the dollar. | |
| My muscular strength has weakened from lack of exercise. | |
| Fever and constant coughing weakened the old lady. | |
| Our competitive position is weakened by the rising labor cost. | |
| The French language, by the way, is a clear stream that affected writers have never been, and will never be able to ripple. Each century has thrown in this limpid current its fashions, its pretentious archaisms and its preciousness, without anything surfacing from those useless attempts, those powerless efforts. The nature of this language is to be clear, logical and nervous. It won't let itself be weakened, obscured or corrupted. | |
| The body is weakened by laziness just as iron is weakened by rust. | |
| The enemy is weakened! | |
| The sickness has weakened your organism. | |
| He was weakened by illness and injury. | |
| The European currencies have weakened against the dollar. | |
| While open markets, capitalism have raised standards of living around the globe, globalization combined with rapid progress and technology has also weakened the position of workers and their ability to secure a decent wage. | |
| Do you think you've actually weakened me? I'm getting stronger everyday! | |
| The Greek slaves have weakened our children with their writings. | |
| adj. | |
| Are you creating for us a future world where there is a greater danger of skin cancer, weakened bodies, less food and fewer plants and animals? | |
| The coronavirus is most dangerous to the elderly and those with weakened immune systems. | |
| The patient gets a weakened version of the germ, which triggers the body's immune system to produce antibodies. | |
| Tom has a weakened immune system. | |
| Loneliness can result in a weakened immune system response, higher rates of obesity, high blood pressure, heart disease and a shorter life span. | |
| This hospital has prepared 10 beds in a sterilised room in order to protect patients with weakened immune systems. | |