Weakening: alternatives and connections

of Debilitate

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of Debilitate

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of Moderate

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of Moderate

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A wasting away from want of nourishment; diminution in bulk or slow emaciation of the body or of any part.

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The act or process of making slender, or the state of being slender; emaciation.

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The act or process of debilitating, or the condition of one who is debilitated; weakness.

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The act of diluting, or the state of being diluted.

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A sudden fall; a body of things falling.

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The act of weakening, or reducing strength.

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The act of weakening; enervation; weakness.

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The operation of blanching plants, by excluding the light of the sun; the condition of a blanched plant.

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The act of draining out or draining off; the act of emptying completely of the contents.

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of Fade

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To Descend, either suddenly or gradually; particularly, to descend by the force of gravity; to drop; to sink; as, the apple falls; the tide falls; th…

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of Loosen

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The act or process of relaxing, or the state of being relaxed; as, relaxation of the muscles; relaxation of a law.

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of Slacken

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2d pers. sing. of Will.

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of Wilt

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of Wither

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To grow less, -- opposed to increase; to be diminished gradually, in size, degree, number, duration, etc., or in strength, quality, or excellence; as…

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The act of diminishing, or of making or becoming less; state of being diminished; reduction in size, quantity, or degree; -- opposed to augmentation…

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The act of reducing, or state of being reduced; conversion to a given state or condition; diminution; conquest; as, the reduction of a body to powder…

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To divide; to distribute; to apportion.

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The act of transforming, or the state of being transformed; change of form or condition.

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The act of transmuting, or the state of being transmuted; as, the transmutation of metals.

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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 weak…

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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 weak…

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of Enervate

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of Enfeeble

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of Strengthen

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of Strengthen

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