attenuate
- Verb. (transitive) To reduce in size, force, value, amount, or degree.
- Verb. (transitive) To weaken.
- Verb. (transitive) To rarefy.
- Verb. (transitive) To reduce the virulence of a bacteria or virus.
- Verb. (transitive, electronics) To reduce the amplitude of an electrical signal.
- Adjective. (botany, of leaves) Gradually tapering into a petiole-like extension toward the base.
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