"attenuate" meaning in English

See attenuate in All languages combined, or Wiktionary

Verb

IPA: /əˈtɛn.juː.eɪt/ Audio: en-us-attenuate.ogg [US] Forms: attenuate [canonical], attenuates [third-person, singular], attenuated [past], attenuated [past, participle], attenuating [present, participle]
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  1. If you attenuate something, you reduce the size, force or value of it.
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