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Definition of attenuate verb from the Oxford Advanced American Dictionary

attenuate

verb

NAmE//əˈtɛnyuˌeɪt//

attenuate something (formal)Verb Forms present simple I / you / we / they attenuate

he / she / it attenuates

past simple attenuated

-ing form attenuating

to make something weaker or less effective The drug attenuates the effects of the virus.

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attenuation

NAmE//əˌtɛnyuˈeɪʃn//

noun [uncountable]See attenuate in the Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary

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