weaken vs attenuate

attenuate vs weaken

weaken is not an adjective while attenuate is an adjective.

weaken and attenuate both are verbs.

Word	Noun	Adjective	Verb	Adverb
weaken	No	No	Yes	No
attenuate	No	Yes	Yes	No

As verbs, attenuate is a hyponym of weaken; that is, attenuate is a word with a more specific, narrower meaning than weaken:

weaken: become weaker
attenuate: become weaker, in strength, value, or magnitude

Other hyponyms of weaken include disappear, evaporate, melt, die down, collapse, fade, melt, lessen, subside, blur, dim, slur, languish, pine away, waste, dull, pall, loose, loosen, relax, slacken, slack, slacken, slow, slow down, slow up, wilt.

As verbs, attenuate is a hyponym of weaken; that is, attenuate is a word with a more specific, narrower meaning than weaken:

weaken: lessen the strength of
attenuate: weaken the consistency of (a chemical substance)

Other hyponyms of weaken include de-energise, de-energize, break, devitalise, devitalize, shake, depress, unbrace, etiolate, cripple, stultify, cut, dilute, reduce, thin, thin out, rarefy, blunt, moderate, mollify, season, temper, debilitate, drain, enfeeble, enervate, dampen, negate, neutralise, neutralize, nullify, castrate, emasculate, wash out.

weaken (adjective)	attenuate (adjective)
	reduced in strength

weaken (verb)	attenuate (verb)
become weaker	become weaker, in strength, value, or magnitude
lessen the strength of	weaken the consistency of (a chemical substance)
reduce the level or intensity or size or scope of
lessen in force or effect
destroy property or hinder normal operations

Difference between weaken and attenuate

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