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1 weaken
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.) veikja, draga mátt úr -
2 deaden
verb (to lessen, weaken or make less sharp, strong etc: That will deaden the pain.) deyfa, draga úr -
3 impair
[im'peə](to damage, weaken or make less good: He was told that smoking would impair his health.) skaða, veikja -
4 sap
I [sæp] noun(the liquid in trees, plants etc: The sap flowed out when he broke the stem of the flower.) (æða)safiII [sæp] past tense, past participle - sapped; verb(to weaken or destroy (a person's strength, confidence, courage etc): The disease slowly sapped his strength.) draga þrótt úr -
5 shake
[ʃeik] 1. past tense - shook; verb1) (to (cause to) tremble or move with jerks: The explosion shook the building; We were shaking with laughter; Her voice shook as she told me the sad news.) hrista(st)2) (to shock, disturb or weaken: He was shaken by the accident; My confidence in him has been shaken.) trufla, koma úr jafnvægi2. noun1) (an act of shaking: He gave the bottle a shake.) hristingur2) (drink made by shaking the ingredients together vigorously: a chocolate milk-shake.) hristingur•- shaking- shaky
- shakily
- shakiness
- shake-up
- no great shakes
- shake one's fist at
- shake one's head
- shake off
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6 undermine
1) (to make (eg a building) insecure by digging away or destroying the base or foundations: The road was being undermined by a stream.) grafa göng undir; grafa undan2) (to weaken (eg a person's health or authority): Constant hard work had undermined his health.) grafa undan, veikja -
7 weak
[wi:k]1) (lacking in physical strength: Her illness has made her very weak.) máttlaus, veikburða2) (not strong in character: I'm very weak when it comes to giving up cigarettes.) veikgeðja3) ((of a liquid) diluted; not strong: weak tea.) þunnur, bragðlítill4) ((of an explanation etc) not convincing.) ósannfærandi5) ((of a joke) not particularly funny.) lélegur•- weakly- weaken
- weakling
- weakness
- have a weakness for
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weaken — [wē′kən] vt., vi. to make or become weak or weaker weakener n. SYN. WEAKEN, the most general of these words, implies a lessening of strength, power, soundness, etc. [weakened by disease, to weaken an argument ]; DEBILITATE suggests a partial or… … English World dictionary
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weaken — ► VERB ▪ make or become weak … English terms dictionary
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