Attenuate

Meaning

Verb

●

To reduce in

,

, value, amount, or degree.

●

To make

, as by

,

, or decaying.

●

To become

or

; to

less.

●

To weaken.

●

To rarefy.

●

In Medicine:

To reduce the

of a

or virus.

●

In Electronics:

To reduce the

of an

,

, or

signal.

●

In Brewing:

(of a

) To become less

the

of

to alcohol.

Adj

●

In Botany:

Gradually

into a petiole-like

toward the base.

Sourced from

Origin

attenuate

English

attenuāre

Latin

attenuāt-

Latin

Sourced from

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