See attenuate on Wiktionary
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"word": "attenuō"
}
],
"glosses": [
"second-person plural present active imperative of attenuō"
],
"links": [
[
"attenuō",
"attenuo#Latin"
]
],
"tags": [
"active",
"form-of",
"imperative",
"plural",
"present",
"second-person"
]
}
],
"word": "attenuate"
}
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