make weaker

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• make/put a dent — ◇ In figurative use, to make a dent (in something) or to put a dent in something is to decrease something slightly or to make it somewhat weaker. We tried our best to fix the problem, but nothing we did seems to have made a dent. [=nothing we did …   Useful english dictionary

• Weaker — Weak Weak (w[=e]k), a. [Compar. {Weaker} (w[=e]k [ e]r); superl. {Weakest}.] [OE. weik, Icel. veikr; akin to Sw. vek, Dan. veg soft, flexible, pliant, AS. w[=a]c weak, soft, pliant, D. week, G. weich, OHG. weih; all from the verb seen in Icel. v[ …   The Collaborative International Dictionary of English

• sap the strength — make weaker, take the strength away …   English contemporary dictionary

• dilute — [dʌɪ l(j)u:t, dɪ ] verb 1》 make (a liquid) thinner or weaker by adding water or another solvent. 2》 make weaker or less effective by modifications or additions. adjective also dʌɪ (of a liquid) diluted. ↘Chemistry (of a solution) having a… …   English new terms dictionary

• weaken — verb a) To make weaker. b) To become weaker …   Wiktionary

• weaken — I (Roget s IV) v. 1. [To become weaker] Syn. lessen, lose, decrease, relapse, soften, relax, droop, fail, wane, crumble, halt, limp, languish, fade, decline, abate, totter, tremble, flag, faint, wilt, lose spirit, become disheartened, fail in… …   English dictionary for students

• water down — (Roget s IV) v. Syn. dilute, restrict, cut, thin, make weaker, make less potent, make less effective; see also weaken 2 …   English dictionary for students

• water down — verb a) To dilute; to add water You need to water down the lemonade a bit more to make it less sweet, dear. b) To make weaker. If you plan to teach this material to children, you may need to water it down …   Wiktionary

• ослаблять — ОСЛАБЛЯТЬ, несов. (сов. ослабить), кого что. Уменьшать (уменьшить) силу, мощность или вообще жизненные силы кого , чего л., делать (сделать) слабым, менее напряженным, также менее строгим, обязательным и т.п. [impf. to weaken, make weaker; to… …   Большой толковый словарь русских глаголов

• water down — {v.} To change and make weaker; weaken. * /The Senator argued that the House should water down the bill before passing it./ * /The African American did not accept watered down Civil Rights legislation./ * /After talking with the management about… …   Dictionary of American idioms

• water down — {v.} To change and make weaker; weaken. * /The Senator argued that the House should water down the bill before passing it./ * /The African American did not accept watered down Civil Rights legislation./ * /After talking with the management about… …   Dictionary of American idioms