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Attenuate: meaning, example and synonyms

Attenuatev. To reduce the force, effect, or intensity of something; to weaken.

Flashcard for Attenuate (verb): to reduce the force, effect, or intensity of something; to weaken. Example: The thick stone walls of the monastery attenuated the roar of the storm, so that inside the library only a faint murmur could be heard. Synonyms: weaken, diminish, dampen, lessen. Antonyms: intensify, amplify, strengthen, magnify. Memory tip: aTTENUate: make it TENUous (thin), like stretching a sound thin. Illustration: a cozy stone library with a monk in a plain robe reading calmly by candlelight while a storm rages outside a thick-walled window, no sound effects drawn.

Example

The thick stone walls of the monastery attenuated the roar of the storm, so that inside the library only a faint murmur could be heard.

Part of speech
verb
Synonyms
weaken, diminish, dampen, lessen
Antonyms
intensify, amplify, strengthen, magnify
Memory tip
aTTENUate: make it TENUous (thin), like stretching a sound thin.

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Question 1

Applying a layer of foam to the studio walls ______ the echoes, so that the recordings sounded crisp rather than hollow.

Question 2

The new drug does not cure the disease, but it ______ its symptoms, reducing the severity of patients' fevers and joint pain.

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