weaken

Sinhala Dictionary definitions for weaken

weaken 🔊 /wiˈkʌn/

weaken : අබලන් වෙනවා

weaken : බාල කරනවා

weaken : දුර්වල වෙනවා

weaken : බාල වෙනවා

weaken : දුර්වල කරනවා

weaken definition

Transitive verb.

  1. To make weak; to lessen the strength of; to deprive of strength; to debilitate; to enfeeble; to enervate; as, to weaken the body or the mind; to weaken the hands of a magistrate; to weaken the force of an objection or an argument.
  2. To reduce in quality, strength, or spirit; as, to weaken tea; to weaken any solution or decoction.

Intransitive verb. To become weak or weaker; to lose strength, spirit, or determination; to become less positive or resolute; as, the patient weakened; the witness weakened on cross-examination.