attenuate

/ə'tɛnjə,weɪt/ verbadjective

9 letters4 syllables9 points in Scrabble®11 points in WWF®

DEFINITIONS3

VERB

1

Weaken the consistency of (a chemical substance).

2

Become weaker, in strength, value, or magnitude.

ADJECTIVE

1

Reduced in strength.

WORD FORMS

Related formattenuation

Related formattenuator

GAME SCORES

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Double word18 points

Triple word27 points

GOOD TO KNOW

Pig Latinattenuateway

Starts & ends withA … E

Syllablesat · ten · u · ate

SYNONYMS & RELATED8

rarefy attenuation attenuated faded weakened reduced decreased attenuator

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