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- [verb uh-ten-yoo-eyt; adjective uh-ten-yoo-it, -eyt]
- /verb əˈtɛn yuˌeɪt; adjective əˈtɛn yu ɪt, -ˌeɪt/
- /əˈten.ju.eɪt/
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- [verb uh-ten-yoo-eyt; adjective uh-ten-yoo-it, -eyt]
- /verb əˈtɛn yuˌeɪt; adjective əˈtɛn yu ɪt, -ˌeɪt/
Definitions of attenuated word
- adjective attenuated An attenuated object is unusually long and thin. 3
- verb with object attenuated to weaken or reduce in force, intensity, effect, quantity, or value: to attenuate desire. 1
- verb with object attenuated to make thin; make slender or fine. 1
- verb with object attenuated Bacteriology, Immunology. to render less virulent, as a strain of pathogenic virus or bacterium. 1
- verb with object attenuated Electronics. to decrease the amplitude of (an electronic signal). 1
- verb without object attenuated to become thin or fine; lessen. 1
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Origin of attenuated
First appearance:
before 1520 One of the 28% oldest English words
First recorded in 1520-30, attenuate is from the Latin word attenuātus (past participle of attenuāre to thin, reduce). See at-, tenuis, -ate1
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Parts of speech for Attenuated
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preposition
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determiner
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attenuated popularity
A common word. It’s meaning is known to most children of preschool age. About 73% of English native speakers know the meaning and use the word.
This word is included in each student's vocabulary. Most likely there is at least one movie with this word in the title.
attenuated usage trend in Literature
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Antonyms for attenuated
adj attenuated
- blubbery — of, containing, or like blubber; fat
- boneheaded — a foolish or stupid person; blockhead.
- caked — If something is caked with mud, blood, or dirt, it is covered with a thick dry layer of it.
- gloppy — marked by or full of glop.
- gummous — consisting of or resembling gum; gummy.
adjective attenuated
- clabbered — Simple past tense and past participle of clabber.
- curdled — Containing curds.
- jellied — containing or made, spread, or topped with jelly or syrup; jellied: jelly apples.
- numbskulled — (informal) stupid.
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