Thursday, June 30, 2011

Attenuate

attenuate
\uh-TEN-yoo-eyt\ , verb;
1.
To weaken or reduce in force, intensity, effect, quantity, or value
2.
To make thin; make slender or fine.
3.
In medicine, to render less virulent, as a strain of pathogenic virus or bacterium.
4.
In electronics, to decrease the amplitude of an electronic signal.

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