weaken

verbeattesté dans les dialogues

États-Unis//ˈwikən//

To make weaker or less strong.

verbe

1
To make weaker or less strong.
weaken a bond
weaken a joint
2
To become weaker or less strong.
Over the years my enthusiasm for the job has weakened.

Étymologie

From weak + -en.

Formes

passé: weakened
participe passé: weakened
participe présent: weakening
3ᵉ personne du singulier: weakens

wayward · Given to a wilful, perverse deviation from the expected norm;…we · Two or more people including or consisting of the…weak · Lacking in force (usually strength) or ability.

weaken · To make weaker or less strong.

weakened · Reduced; made less strong.weaker · Said of one proposition with respect to another one: that the…weakly · Frail, sickly or of a delicate constitution; weak.

Les pages voisines — L'ordre alphabétique suit les règles de la langue, pas la valeur des octets : un accent ne départage que deux mots par ailleurs identiques, et l'espagnol range le Ñ comme une lettre à part entière.