attenuate：减弱；reduced especially in thickness, density, or force；to make thin

　　1）to make thin or weak

　　2）to thin out；to weaken

　　3）make thin, weaken, enervate

　　attenuate <> intensify, strengthen, make thicker

　　Synonyms：debilitate, lessen, weaken

　　attenuate：thickness

　　attenuate：intensity

　　attenuate：density

　　attenuate：strength

　　attenuate：gas

　　attenuate：force

　　adj：attenuated

　　attenuated <> dense

　　UNMITIGATED <> attenuated

　　Her enthusiasm was attenuated by the length of the event；she did not like to be kept awake so late．

　　Water is commonly used to attenuate strong chemicals．

　　The chemist attenuated the solution by adding water

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