ALL meanings of attenuate
at·ten·u·ate
A a - verb attenuate To attenuate something means to reduce it or weaken it. 3
- verb attenuate to weaken or become weak; reduce in size, strength, density, or value 3
- verb attenuate to make or become thin or fine; extend 3
- verb attenuate to make (a pathogenic bacterium, virus, etc) less virulent, as by culture in special media or exposure to heat 3
- adjective attenuate diluted, weakened, slender, or reduced 3
- adjective attenuate tapering gradually to a point 3
- verb transitive attenuate to make slender or thin 3
- verb transitive attenuate to dilute or rarefy 3
- verb transitive attenuate to lessen in severity, value, amount, intensity, etc.; weaken 3
- verb transitive attenuate to reduce the amplitude or strength of (an electrical signal) 3
- verb transitive attenuate to reduce the virulence of (a bacterium or virus) usually to make a vaccine 3
- intransitive verb attenuate to become thin, weak, etc. 3
- abbreviation ATTENUATE attenuated 3
- adjective attenuate tapering gradually to a point, as the base of a leaf 3
- transitive verb attenuate lessen 1
- transitive verb attenuate make smaller, thinner 1
- noun attenuate Reduce the force, effect, or value of. 1
- verb with object attenuate to weaken or reduce in force, intensity, effect, quantity, or value: to attenuate desire. 1
- verb with object attenuate to make thin; make slender or fine. 1
- verb with object attenuate Bacteriology, Immunology. to render less virulent, as a strain of pathogenic virus or bacterium. 1
- verb with object attenuate Electronics. to decrease the amplitude of (an electronic signal). 1
- verb without object attenuate to become thin or fine; lessen. 1
- adjective attenuate weakened; diminishing. 1
- adjective attenuate Botany. tapering gradually to a narrow extremity. 1
- verb attenuate (Transitive Verb) To reduce in size, force, value, amount, or degree. 0
- verb attenuate (Transitive Verb) To make thinner, as by physically reshaping, starving, or decaying. 0
- verb attenuate (Transitive Verb) To weaken. 0
- verb attenuate (Transitive Verb) To rarefy. 0
- verb attenuate (Transitive Verb) (medicine) To reduce the virulence of a bacteria or virus. 0
- verb attenuate (Transitive Verb) (electronics) To reduce the amplitude of an electrical, radio, or optical signal. 0
- adjective attenuate (botany, of leaves) Gradually tapering into a petiole-like extension toward the base. 0