attenuated

• Beschreibt etwas, das in Stärke, Wirkung oder Dicke abgeschwächt, verringert oder verdünnt wurde. Bezieht sich auch auf Viren oder Bakterien, deren Krankheitserreger abgeschwächt wurden.

Describes something that has been reduced in strength, effect, or thickness.

1. Reduced in strength or effectC1formalscientific

   Made weaker or less effective, often used in scientific or medical contexts.

   Abgeschwächt

   • The attenuated virus was used to create a safer vaccine.
   • The signal was attenuated by the long distance.
   • The drug's effects were attenuated by the patient's tolerance.

   Synonymedebilitateddiluteddiminishedimpairedlessenedmitigatedreducedweakened

   Antonymeintensifiedpotentpowerfulstrengthenedvirulent

2. Thinned or reduced in densityC2formal

   Made thin or slender; reduced in thickness or density.

   verdünnt

   • The attenuated branches of the willow tree swayed in the wind.
   • The artist used attenuated lines to create a sense of fragility.
   • The plant's stems became attenuated due to lack of sunlight.

   Synonymedilutedrarefiedreducedslendersparsethinthinnedweakened

   Antonymeconcentrateddensethick

• Verb, das die Handlung bezeichnet, die Stärke, Wirkung oder den Wert von etwas zu verringern oder etwas abzuschwächen.

A verb used to indicate the act of reducing the force, effect, or value of something, or making something weaker or less intense.

1. Reduce in force or effectC1formalscientific

   To make something weaker or less effective.

   Abschwächen

   • The new policy will attenuate the impact of the economic crisis.
   • The material is designed to attenuate sound waves.
   • The drug helps to attenuate the symptoms of the disease.

   Synonymedecreasedilutediminishenervateimpairlessenmitigatereducesaptemperundermineweaken

   Antonymeamplifyaugmentboostincreaseintensifyreinforcestrengthen

2. Reduce in thickness or densityC2formaltechnical

   To make something thinner or less dense.

   verdünnen, dünner machen

   • The glass is heated and stretched to attenuate its thickness.
   • The fiber is attenuated to a very fine diameter.
   • The process attenuates the metal into a thin wire.

   Synonymediluterarefyreducethinweaken

   Antonymeconcentratecondensethicken