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To reduce the value or level of
“Usually, there are a number of soft rubber flanges which form a seal with the border of the ear canal to attenuate the level of acoustic background noise that can enter the ear.”
To weaken or reduce in strength or intensity
“It clearly underscored the need to afford players proper instruction to develop the technical skills to heighten their awareness of imminent collisions and thus attenuate the severity of head impacts.”
To make thinner or slimmer
“Lovell, wan and hollow-eyed, his arm in a sling, his once burly frame gaunt and attenuated with disease, nodded.”
To dilute or water down
“The addition of water will attenuate the solution capacity of ethanol for each of the three compounds so that one preferentially crystallizes out.”
To use up the supply or resources of
To cause to be severely weakened or powerless
To stop operating
To impede the effectiveness, power, or ability of, especially gradually or insidiously
To diminish or reduce in thickness towards one end
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