"weaken" meaning in English

See weaken in All languages combined, or Wiktionary

Verb

IPA: /ˈwikən/ [US] Audio: LL-Q1860 (eng)-Vealhurl-weaken.wav Forms: weakens [present, singular, third-person], weakening [participle, present], weakened [participle, past], weakened [past]
Rhymes: -iːkən Etymology: From weak + -en. Etymology templates: {{suffix|en|weak|en|id2=inchoative}} weak + -en Head templates: {{en-verb}} weaken (third-person singular simple present weakens, present participle weakening, simple past and past participle weakened)
  1. (transitive) To make weaker or less strong. Tags: transitive Translations (to make weaker): zəiflətmək (Azerbaijani), аслабля́ць (aslabljácʹ) (Belarusian), асла́біць (aslábicʹ) (Belarusian), ослабям (oslabjam) (Bulgarian), правя слаб (english: pravja slab) (Bulgarian), debilitar (Catalan), afeblir (Catalan), 削弱 (xuēruò) (Chinese Mandarin), 減弱 (Chinese Mandarin), 减弱 (jiǎnruò) (Chinese Mandarin), oslabit (Czech), verzwakken (Dutch), heikentää (Finnish), affaiblir (French), schwächen (German), abschwächen (German), החליש (hechlish) [masculine] (Hebrew), gyengít (Hungarian), indebolire (Italian), spossare (Italian), 弱くする (yowaku suru) (Japanese), debilito (Latin), infirmo (Latin), labefactō (Latin), ēnervō (Latin), vājināt (Latvian), manalemy (Malagasy), whakaeo (Maori), whakaruhi (Maori), whakamakuhane (Maori), whakangoikore (Maori), whakaiwikore (Maori), tāmōmō (Maori), untrumian (Old English), osłabiać [imperfective] (Polish), osłabić [perfective] (Polish), enfraquecer (Portuguese), ослабля́ть (oslabljátʹ) [imperfective] (Russian), осла́бить (oslábitʹ) [perfective] (Russian), जासयति (jāsayati) (Sanskrit), lagaich (Scottish Gaelic), debilitar (Spanish), languir (Spanish), dhii (Swahili), försvaga (Swedish), dayanıksızlaştırmak (Turkish), güçsüzleştirmek (Turkish), kuvvetsizleştirmek (Turkish), zayıflatmak (Turkish), посла́блювати (poslábljuvaty) [imperfective] (Ukrainian), послабля́ти (poslabljáty) [imperfective, rare] (Ukrainian), посла́бити (poslábyty) [perfective] (Ukrainian), taqet ra finen (Zazaki)
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  2. (intransitive) To become weaker or less strong. Tags: intransitive Translations (to become weaker): slãghescu (Aromanian), zəifləmək (Azerbaijani), отслабвам (otslabvam) (Bulgarian), debilitar-se (Catalan), afeblir-se (Catalan), 削弱 (xuēruò) (Chinese Mandarin), 減弱 (Chinese Mandarin), 减弱 (jiǎnruò) (Chinese Mandarin), verzwakken (Dutch), heikentyä (Finnish), heiketä (Finnish), s’affaiblir (French), desfalecer (Galician), esmorecer (Galician), schwächeln (German), gyengül (Hungarian), debileskar (Ido), indebolirsi (Italian), 弱くなる (yowaku naru) (Japanese), 衰える (otoroeru) (Japanese), 弱気になる (yowaki ni naru) (Japanese), infirmor (Latin), kōngenge (Maori), ngongohe (Maori), taero (Maori), сулрах (sulrax) (Mongolian), untrumian (Old English), słabnąć [imperfective] (Polish), osłabnąć [perfective] (Polish), bezsilnieć [dated, imperfective, rare] (Polish), enfraquecer (Portuguese), slăbi (Romanian), слабе́ть (slabétʹ) [imperfective] (Russian), ослабева́ть (oslabevátʹ) [imperfective] (Russian), ослабе́ть (oslabétʹ) [perfective] (Russian), осла́бнуть (oslábnutʹ) [perfective] (Russian), lagaich (Scottish Gaelic), debilitarse (Spanish), languecer (Spanish), languidecer (Spanish), försvagas (Swedish), mattas (Swedish), dayanıksızlaşmak (Turkish), güçsüzleşmek (Turkish), kuvvetsizleşmek (Turkish), zayıflamak (Turkish), сла́бнути (slábnuty) [imperfective] (Ukrainian), сла́бшати (slábšaty) [imperfective] (Ukrainian), слабі́ти (slabíty) [imperfective] (Ukrainian), ослаба́ти (oslabáty) [imperfective, rare] (Ukrainian), осла́бнути (oslábnuty) [perfective] (Ukrainian), осла́бти (oslábty) [perfective] (Ukrainian), посла́блюватися (poslábljuvatysja) [imperfective] (Ukrainian), посла́битися (poslábytysja) [perfective] (Ukrainian)
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Derived forms: weaken up

Inflected forms

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          "text": "weaken a bond",
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          "text": "weaken a joint",
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        "To make weaker or less strong."
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        "(transitive) To make weaker or less strong."
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          "lang": "Azerbaijani",
          "sense": "to make weaker",
          "word": "zəiflətmək"
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          "roman": "aslabljácʹ",
          "sense": "to make weaker",
          "word": "аслабля́ць"
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          "roman": "aslábicʹ",
          "sense": "to make weaker",
          "word": "асла́біць"
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          "roman": "oslabjam",
          "sense": "to make weaker",
          "word": "ослабям"
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          "english": "pravja slab",
          "lang": "Bulgarian",
          "sense": "to make weaker",
          "word": "правя слаб"
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          "code": "ca",
          "lang": "Catalan",
          "sense": "to make weaker",
          "word": "debilitar"
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          "code": "ca",
          "lang": "Catalan",
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          "word": "afeblir"
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          "code": "cmn",
          "lang": "Chinese Mandarin",
          "roman": "xuēruò",
          "sense": "to make weaker",
          "word": "削弱"
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          "code": "cmn",
          "lang": "Chinese Mandarin",
          "sense": "to make weaker",
          "word": "減弱"
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          "code": "cmn",
          "lang": "Chinese Mandarin",
          "roman": "jiǎnruò",
          "sense": "to make weaker",
          "word": "减弱"
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          "code": "cs",
          "lang": "Czech",
          "sense": "to make weaker",
          "word": "oslabit"
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          "lang": "Dutch",
          "sense": "to make weaker",
          "word": "verzwakken"
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          "code": "fi",
          "lang": "Finnish",
          "sense": "to make weaker",
          "word": "heikentää"
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          "_dis1": "79 21",
          "code": "fr",
          "lang": "French",
          "sense": "to make weaker",
          "word": "affaiblir"
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          "_dis1": "79 21",
          "code": "de",
          "lang": "German",
          "sense": "to make weaker",
          "word": "schwächen"
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          "_dis1": "79 21",
          "code": "de",
          "lang": "German",
          "sense": "to make weaker",
          "word": "abschwächen"
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          "code": "he",
          "lang": "Hebrew",
          "roman": "hechlish",
          "sense": "to make weaker",
          "tags": [
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          "word": "החליש"
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          "_dis1": "79 21",
          "code": "hu",
          "lang": "Hungarian",
          "sense": "to make weaker",
          "word": "gyengít"
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        {
          "_dis1": "79 21",
          "code": "it",
          "lang": "Italian",
          "sense": "to make weaker",
          "word": "indebolire"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "79 21",
          "code": "it",
          "lang": "Italian",
          "sense": "to make weaker",
          "word": "spossare"
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          "_dis1": "79 21",
          "code": "ja",
          "lang": "Japanese",
          "roman": "yowaku suru",
          "sense": "to make weaker",
          "word": "弱くする"
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          "code": "la",
          "lang": "Latin",
          "sense": "to make weaker",
          "word": "debilito"
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          "_dis1": "79 21",
          "code": "la",
          "lang": "Latin",
          "sense": "to make weaker",
          "word": "infirmo"
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          "_dis1": "79 21",
          "code": "la",
          "lang": "Latin",
          "sense": "to make weaker",
          "word": "labefactō"
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          "_dis1": "79 21",
          "code": "la",
          "lang": "Latin",
          "sense": "to make weaker",
          "word": "ēnervō"
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          "code": "lv",
          "lang": "Latvian",
          "sense": "to make weaker",
          "word": "vājināt"
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          "code": "mg",
          "lang": "Malagasy",
          "sense": "to make weaker",
          "word": "manalemy"
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          "_dis1": "79 21",
          "code": "mi",
          "lang": "Maori",
          "sense": "to make weaker",
          "word": "whakaeo"
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          "_dis1": "79 21",
          "code": "mi",
          "lang": "Maori",
          "sense": "to make weaker",
          "word": "whakaruhi"
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        {
          "_dis1": "79 21",
          "code": "mi",
          "lang": "Maori",
          "sense": "to make weaker",
          "word": "whakamakuhane"
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        {
          "_dis1": "79 21",
          "code": "mi",
          "lang": "Maori",
          "sense": "to make weaker",
          "word": "whakangoikore"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "79 21",
          "code": "mi",
          "lang": "Maori",
          "sense": "to make weaker",
          "word": "whakaiwikore"
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          "_dis1": "79 21",
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          "text": "Over the years my enthusiasm for the job has weakened.",
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          "ref": "1958, President Dwight Eisenhower, 3:06 from the start, in President Eisenhower Speaks On The Formosa Situation (1958), British Pathé:",
          "text": "My friends, we are confronted with a serious situation. But it is typical of the security problems of the world today. Powerful and aggressive forces are constantly probing, now here, now there, to see whether the free world is weakened. In the face of this, there are no easy choices available. It is misleading for anyone to imply that there are. However, the present situation, though serious, is by no means desperate or hopeless.",
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          "word": "slãghescu"
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          "sense": "to become weaker",
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          "code": "ca",
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          "sense": "to become weaker",
          "word": "debilitar-se"
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          "sense": "to become weaker",
          "word": "afeblir-se"
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          "code": "cmn",
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          "sense": "to become weaker",
          "word": "削弱"
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          "_dis1": "18 82",
          "code": "cmn",
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          "word": "減弱"
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          "roman": "jiǎnruò",
          "sense": "to become weaker",
          "word": "减弱"
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          "sense": "to become weaker",
          "word": "verzwakken"
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          "code": "fi",
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          "sense": "to become weaker",
          "word": "heikentyä"
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          "code": "fi",
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          "sense": "to become weaker",
          "word": "heiketä"
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          "sense": "to become weaker",
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          "sense": "to become weaker",
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          "word": "gyengül"
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          "word": "debileskar"
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          "_dis1": "18 82",
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          "word": "衰える"
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          "sense": "to become weaker",
          "word": "弱気になる"
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          "word": "mattas"
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      "code": "az",
      "lang": "Azerbaijani",
      "sense": "to make weaker",
      "word": "zəiflətmək"
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      "code": "be",
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      "sense": "to make weaker",
      "word": "аслабля́ць"
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      "code": "be",
      "lang": "Belarusian",
      "roman": "aslábicʹ",
      "sense": "to make weaker",
      "word": "асла́біць"
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    {
      "code": "bg",
      "lang": "Bulgarian",
      "roman": "oslabjam",
      "sense": "to make weaker",
      "word": "ослабям"
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    {
      "code": "bg",
      "english": "pravja slab",
      "lang": "Bulgarian",
      "sense": "to make weaker",
      "word": "правя слаб"
    },
    {
      "code": "ca",
      "lang": "Catalan",
      "sense": "to make weaker",
      "word": "debilitar"
    },
    {
      "code": "ca",
      "lang": "Catalan",
      "sense": "to make weaker",
      "word": "afeblir"
    },
    {
      "code": "cmn",
      "lang": "Chinese Mandarin",
      "roman": "xuēruò",
      "sense": "to make weaker",
      "word": "削弱"
    },
    {
      "code": "cmn",
      "lang": "Chinese Mandarin",
      "sense": "to make weaker",
      "word": "減弱"
    },
    {
      "code": "cmn",
      "lang": "Chinese Mandarin",
      "roman": "jiǎnruò",
      "sense": "to make weaker",
      "word": "减弱"
    },
    {
      "code": "cs",
      "lang": "Czech",
      "sense": "to make weaker",
      "word": "oslabit"
    },
    {
      "code": "nl",
      "lang": "Dutch",
      "sense": "to make weaker",
      "word": "verzwakken"
    },
    {
      "code": "fi",
      "lang": "Finnish",
      "sense": "to make weaker",
      "word": "heikentää"
    },
    {
      "code": "fr",
      "lang": "French",
      "sense": "to make weaker",
      "word": "affaiblir"
    },
    {
      "code": "de",
      "lang": "German",
      "sense": "to make weaker",
      "word": "schwächen"
    },
    {
      "code": "de",
      "lang": "German",
      "sense": "to make weaker",
      "word": "abschwächen"
    },
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      "code": "he",
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      "sense": "to make weaker",
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      "code": "hu",
      "lang": "Hungarian",
      "sense": "to make weaker",
      "word": "gyengít"
    },
    {
      "code": "it",
      "lang": "Italian",
      "sense": "to make weaker",
      "word": "indebolire"
    },
    {
      "code": "it",
      "lang": "Italian",
      "sense": "to make weaker",
      "word": "spossare"
    },
    {
      "code": "ja",
      "lang": "Japanese",
      "roman": "yowaku suru",
      "sense": "to make weaker",
      "word": "弱くする"
    },
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      "code": "la",
      "lang": "Latin",
      "sense": "to make weaker",
      "word": "debilito"
    },
    {
      "code": "la",
      "lang": "Latin",
      "sense": "to make weaker",
      "word": "infirmo"
    },
    {
      "code": "la",
      "lang": "Latin",
      "sense": "to make weaker",
      "word": "labefactō"
    },
    {
      "code": "la",
      "lang": "Latin",
      "sense": "to make weaker",
      "word": "ēnervō"
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    {
      "code": "lv",
      "lang": "Latvian",
      "sense": "to make weaker",
      "word": "vājināt"
    },
    {
      "code": "mg",
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      "sense": "to make weaker",
      "word": "manalemy"
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    {
      "code": "mi",
      "lang": "Maori",
      "sense": "to make weaker",
      "word": "whakaeo"
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    {
      "code": "mi",
      "lang": "Maori",
      "sense": "to make weaker",
      "word": "whakaruhi"
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      "code": "mi",
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      "sense": "to make weaker",
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    {
      "code": "mi",
      "lang": "Maori",
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      "code": "mi",
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      "code": "mi",
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      "sense": "to make weaker",
      "word": "tāmōmō"
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    {
      "code": "ang",
      "lang": "Old English",
      "sense": "to make weaker",
      "word": "untrumian"
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      "code": "pl",
      "lang": "Polish",
      "sense": "to make weaker",
      "tags": [
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      "word": "osłabiać"
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    {
      "code": "pl",
      "lang": "Polish",
      "sense": "to make weaker",
      "tags": [
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      "word": "osłabić"
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    {
      "code": "pt",
      "lang": "Portuguese",
      "sense": "to make weaker",
      "word": "enfraquecer"
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      "code": "ru",
      "lang": "Russian",
      "roman": "oslabljátʹ",
      "sense": "to make weaker",
      "tags": [
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      ],
      "word": "ослабля́ть"
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      "code": "ru",
      "lang": "Russian",
      "roman": "oslábitʹ",
      "sense": "to make weaker",
      "tags": [
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      "word": "осла́бить"
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      "code": "sa",
      "lang": "Sanskrit",
      "roman": "jāsayati",
      "sense": "to make weaker",
      "word": "जासयति"
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    {
      "code": "gd",
      "lang": "Scottish Gaelic",
      "sense": "to make weaker",
      "word": "lagaich"
    },
    {
      "code": "es",
      "lang": "Spanish",
      "sense": "to make weaker",
      "word": "debilitar"
    },
    {
      "code": "es",
      "lang": "Spanish",
      "sense": "to make weaker",
      "word": "languir"
    },
    {
      "code": "sw",
      "lang": "Swahili",
      "sense": "to make weaker",
      "word": "dhii"
    },
    {
      "code": "sv",
      "lang": "Swedish",
      "sense": "to make weaker",
      "word": "försvaga"
    },
    {
      "code": "tr",
      "lang": "Turkish",
      "sense": "to make weaker",
      "word": "dayanıksızlaştırmak"
    },
    {
      "code": "tr",
      "lang": "Turkish",
      "sense": "to make weaker",
      "word": "güçsüzleştirmek"
    },
    {
      "code": "tr",
      "lang": "Turkish",
      "sense": "to make weaker",
      "word": "kuvvetsizleştirmek"
    },
    {
      "code": "tr",
      "lang": "Turkish",
      "sense": "to make weaker",
      "word": "zayıflatmak"
    },
    {
      "code": "uk",
      "lang": "Ukrainian",
      "roman": "poslábljuvaty",
      "sense": "to make weaker",
      "tags": [
        "imperfective"
      ],
      "word": "посла́блювати"
    },
    {
      "code": "uk",
      "lang": "Ukrainian",
      "roman": "poslabljáty",
      "sense": "to make weaker",
      "tags": [
        "imperfective",
        "rare"
      ],
      "word": "послабля́ти"
    },
    {
      "code": "uk",
      "lang": "Ukrainian",
      "roman": "poslábyty",
      "sense": "to make weaker",
      "tags": [
        "perfective"
      ],
      "word": "посла́бити"
    },
    {
      "code": "zza",
      "lang": "Zazaki",
      "sense": "to make weaker",
      "word": "taqet ra finen"
    },
    {
      "code": "rup",
      "lang": "Aromanian",
      "sense": "to become weaker",
      "word": "slãghescu"
    },
    {
      "code": "az",
      "lang": "Azerbaijani",
      "sense": "to become weaker",
      "word": "zəifləmək"
    },
    {
      "code": "bg",
      "lang": "Bulgarian",
      "roman": "otslabvam",
      "sense": "to become weaker",
      "word": "отслабвам"
    },
    {
      "code": "ca",
      "lang": "Catalan",
      "sense": "to become weaker",
      "word": "debilitar-se"
    },
    {
      "code": "ca",
      "lang": "Catalan",
      "sense": "to become weaker",
      "word": "afeblir-se"
    },
    {
      "code": "cmn",
      "lang": "Chinese Mandarin",
      "roman": "xuēruò",
      "sense": "to become weaker",
      "word": "削弱"
    },
    {
      "code": "cmn",
      "lang": "Chinese Mandarin",
      "sense": "to become weaker",
      "word": "減弱"
    },
    {
      "code": "cmn",
      "lang": "Chinese Mandarin",
      "roman": "jiǎnruò",
      "sense": "to become weaker",
      "word": "减弱"
    },
    {
      "code": "nl",
      "lang": "Dutch",
      "sense": "to become weaker",
      "word": "verzwakken"
    },
    {
      "code": "fi",
      "lang": "Finnish",
      "sense": "to become weaker",
      "word": "heikentyä"
    },
    {
      "code": "fi",
      "lang": "Finnish",
      "sense": "to become weaker",
      "word": "heiketä"
    },
    {
      "code": "fr",
      "lang": "French",
      "sense": "to become weaker",
      "word": "s’affaiblir"
    },
    {
      "code": "gl",
      "lang": "Galician",
      "sense": "to become weaker",
      "word": "desfalecer"
    },
    {
      "code": "gl",
      "lang": "Galician",
      "sense": "to become weaker",
      "word": "esmorecer"
    },
    {
      "code": "de",
      "lang": "German",
      "sense": "to become weaker",
      "word": "schwächeln"
    },
    {
      "code": "hu",
      "lang": "Hungarian",
      "sense": "to become weaker",
      "word": "gyengül"
    },
    {
      "code": "io",
      "lang": "Ido",
      "sense": "to become weaker",
      "word": "debileskar"
    },
    {
      "code": "it",
      "lang": "Italian",
      "sense": "to become weaker",
      "word": "indebolirsi"
    },
    {
      "code": "ja",
      "lang": "Japanese",
      "roman": "yowaku naru",
      "sense": "to become weaker",
      "word": "弱くなる"
    },
    {
      "code": "ja",
      "lang": "Japanese",
      "roman": "otoroeru",
      "sense": "to become weaker",
      "word": "衰える"
    },
    {
      "code": "ja",
      "lang": "Japanese",
      "roman": "yowaki ni naru",
      "sense": "to become weaker",
      "word": "弱気になる"
    },
    {
      "code": "la",
      "lang": "Latin",
      "sense": "to become weaker",
      "word": "infirmor"
    },
    {
      "code": "mi",
      "lang": "Maori",
      "sense": "to become weaker",
      "word": "kōngenge"
    },
    {
      "code": "mi",
      "lang": "Maori",
      "sense": "to become weaker",
      "word": "ngongohe"
    },
    {
      "code": "mi",
      "lang": "Maori",
      "sense": "to become weaker",
      "word": "taero"
    },
    {
      "code": "mn",
      "lang": "Mongolian",
      "roman": "sulrax",
      "sense": "to become weaker",
      "word": "сулрах"
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    {
      "code": "ang",
      "lang": "Old English",
      "sense": "to become weaker",
      "word": "untrumian"
    },
    {
      "code": "pl",
      "lang": "Polish",
      "sense": "to become weaker",
      "tags": [
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      "word": "słabnąć"
    },
    {
      "code": "pl",
      "lang": "Polish",
      "sense": "to become weaker",
      "tags": [
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      "word": "osłabnąć"
    },
    {
      "code": "pl",
      "lang": "Polish",
      "sense": "to become weaker",
      "tags": [
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        "imperfective",
        "rare"
      ],
      "word": "bezsilnieć"
    },
    {
      "code": "pt",
      "lang": "Portuguese",
      "sense": "to become weaker",
      "word": "enfraquecer"
    },
    {
      "code": "ro",
      "lang": "Romanian",
      "sense": "to become weaker",
      "word": "slăbi"
    },
    {
      "code": "ru",
      "lang": "Russian",
      "roman": "slabétʹ",
      "sense": "to become weaker",
      "tags": [
        "imperfective"
      ],
      "word": "слабе́ть"
    },
    {
      "code": "ru",
      "lang": "Russian",
      "roman": "oslabevátʹ",
      "sense": "to become weaker",
      "tags": [
        "imperfective"
      ],
      "word": "ослабева́ть"
    },
    {
      "code": "ru",
      "lang": "Russian",
      "roman": "oslabétʹ",
      "sense": "to become weaker",
      "tags": [
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      "word": "ослабе́ть"
    },
    {
      "code": "ru",
      "lang": "Russian",
      "roman": "oslábnutʹ",
      "sense": "to become weaker",
      "tags": [
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      ],
      "word": "осла́бнуть"
    },
    {
      "code": "gd",
      "lang": "Scottish Gaelic",
      "sense": "to become weaker",
      "word": "lagaich"
    },
    {
      "code": "es",
      "lang": "Spanish",
      "sense": "to become weaker",
      "word": "debilitarse"
    },
    {
      "code": "es",
      "lang": "Spanish",
      "sense": "to become weaker",
      "word": "languecer"
    },
    {
      "code": "es",
      "lang": "Spanish",
      "sense": "to become weaker",
      "word": "languidecer"
    },
    {
      "code": "sv",
      "lang": "Swedish",
      "sense": "to become weaker",
      "word": "försvagas"
    },
    {
      "code": "sv",
      "lang": "Swedish",
      "sense": "to become weaker",
      "word": "mattas"
    },
    {
      "code": "tr",
      "lang": "Turkish",
      "sense": "to become weaker",
      "word": "dayanıksızlaşmak"
    },
    {
      "code": "tr",
      "lang": "Turkish",
      "sense": "to become weaker",
      "word": "güçsüzleşmek"
    },
    {
      "code": "tr",
      "lang": "Turkish",
      "sense": "to become weaker",
      "word": "kuvvetsizleşmek"
    },
    {
      "code": "tr",
      "lang": "Turkish",
      "sense": "to become weaker",
      "word": "zayıflamak"
    },
    {
      "code": "uk",
      "lang": "Ukrainian",
      "roman": "slábnuty",
      "sense": "to become weaker",
      "tags": [
        "imperfective"
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      "word": "сла́бнути"
    },
    {
      "code": "uk",
      "lang": "Ukrainian",
      "roman": "slábšaty",
      "sense": "to become weaker",
      "tags": [
        "imperfective"
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      "word": "сла́бшати"
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    {
      "code": "uk",
      "lang": "Ukrainian",
      "roman": "slabíty",
      "sense": "to become weaker",
      "tags": [
        "imperfective"
      ],
      "word": "слабі́ти"
    },
    {
      "code": "uk",
      "lang": "Ukrainian",
      "roman": "oslabáty",
      "sense": "to become weaker",
      "tags": [
        "imperfective",
        "rare"
      ],
      "word": "ослаба́ти"
    },
    {
      "code": "uk",
      "lang": "Ukrainian",
      "roman": "oslábnuty",
      "sense": "to become weaker",
      "tags": [
        "perfective"
      ],
      "word": "осла́бнути"
    },
    {
      "code": "uk",
      "lang": "Ukrainian",
      "roman": "oslábty",
      "sense": "to become weaker",
      "tags": [
        "perfective"
      ],
      "word": "осла́бти"
    },
    {
      "code": "uk",
      "lang": "Ukrainian",
      "roman": "poslábljuvatysja",
      "sense": "to become weaker",
      "tags": [
        "imperfective"
      ],
      "word": "посла́блюватися"
    },
    {
      "code": "uk",
      "lang": "Ukrainian",
      "roman": "poslábytysja",
      "sense": "to become weaker",
      "tags": [
        "perfective"
      ],
      "word": "посла́битися"
    }
  ],
  "word": "weaken"
}

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