meaning of attenuate
1. To make thin or slender, as by mechanical or chemical action upon inanimate objects, or by the effects of starvation, disease, etc. , upon living bodies.
2. To make thin or less consistent; to render less viscid or dense; to rarefy. Specifically: To subtilize, as the humors of the body, or to break them into finer parts.
3. To lessen the amount, force, or value of; to make less complex; to weaken.
4. To become thin, slender, or fine; to grow less; to lessen.
5. Alt. of Attenuated
Related Words
attenuate | attenuated |