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1 weaken
1. transitive verbschwächen; beeinträchtigen [Augen]; entkräften, schwächen [Argument]; lockern [Griff]2. intransitive verbbe weakened by stress/too much work — durch Stress/zu viel Arbeit angegriffen werden
[Kraft, Entschlossenheit:] nachlassen* * *verb (to (cause to) become weak, especially in physical strength or character: The patient has weakened; The strain of the last few days has weakened him.) schwächen* * *weak·en[ˈwi:kən]I. vi (become less strong) schwächer werden, nachlassen; (become less resolute) schwachwerden, weich werden; FIN (decline, sink) nachgeben, sich abschwächen akkII. vt▪ to \weaken sb/sth jdn/etw schwächenthey were \weakened by hunger sie waren vom Hunger geschwächtto \weaken an argument ein Argument entkräften* * *['wiːkən] schwächen; influence also, control, suspicion etc verringern; argument also entkräften; walls, foundations angreifen; hold lockernschwächer werden, nachlassen; (person) schwach or weich werden; (foundations) nachgeben; (defence, strength) erlahmen; (dollar) nachlassenhe weakened his grip on my arm — er hielt meinen Arm nicht mehr ganz so fest
* * *A v/t1. jemanden, etwas schwächen2. ein Getränk etc verdünnen3. fig ein Argument etc abschwächen, entkräftenB v/i2. fig nachgeben* * *1. transitive verbschwächen; beeinträchtigen [Augen]; entkräften, schwächen [Argument]; lockern [Griff]2. intransitive verbbe weakened by stress/too much work — durch Stress/zu viel Arbeit angegriffen werden
[Kraft, Entschlossenheit:] nachlassen* * *v.abschwächen v.schwächen v. -
2 weaken
weak·en [ʼwi:kən] vi( become less strong) schwächer werden, nachlassen;to \weaken sb/ sth jdn/etw schwächen;they were \weakened by hunger sie waren vom Hunger geschwächt;to \weaken an argument ein Argument entkräften
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