attenuate

a. மெல்லிய, தளர்த்தியான, (வினை.) மெல்லியதாக்கு, குறை.a. மெல்லிய, தளர்த்தியான, (வினை.) மெல்லியதாக்கு, குறை.

Synonyms

educe elongate reduce fine-drawn narrow contract diminish compress educe elongate reduce fine-drawn narrow contract diminish compress

Antonyms

educe elongate reduce fine-drawn narrow contract diminish compress educe elongate reduce fine-drawn narrow contract diminish compress broaden increase expand dilate swell enlarge develop amplify

At*ten"u*ate, v. t. [imp. & p. p. Attenuated; p. pr. & vb. n. Attenuating.] Etym: [L. attenuatus, p. p. of attenuare; ad + tenuare to make thin, tenuis thin. See Thin.] 1. To make thin or slender, as by mechanical or chemical action upon inanimate objects, or by the effects of starvation, disease, etc., upon living bodies. 2. To make thin or less consistent; to render less viscid or dense; to rarefy. Specifically: To subtilize, as the humors of the body, or to break them into finer parts. 3. To lessen the amount, force, or value of; to make less complex; to weaken. To undersell our rivals . . . has led the manufacturer to . . . attenuate his processes, in the allotment of tasks, to an extreme point. I. Taylor. We may reject and reject till we attenuate history into sapless meagerness. Sir F. Palgrave. At*ten"u*ate, v. i. Defn: To become thin, slender, or fine; to grow less; to lessen. The attention attenuates as its sphere contracts. Coleridge. At*ten"u*ate, At*ten"u*a`ted, a. Etym: [L. attenuatus, p. p.] 1. Made thin or slender. 2. Made thin or less viscid; rarefied. Bacon.

attenuate - Similar Words

attenuated attenuant attentate tenuate catenulate attentat attenuation attent extenuate atterrate