WEAKEN

• (verb) become weaker

  "The prisoner's resistance weakened after seven days"

• (verb) lessen the strength of

  "The fever weakened his body"

• (verb) reduce the level or intensity or size or scope of

  "de-escalate a crisis"

  synonyms : de-escalate , step down

• (verb) lessen in force or effect

  "soften a shock", "break a fall"

  synonyms : break , damp , dampen , soften

• (verb) destroy property or hinder normal operations

  "The Resistance sabotaged railroad operations during the war"

  synonyms : counteract , countermine , sabotage , subvert , undermine

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