unattenuated

at·ten·u·ate

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- US Pronunciation
- US IPA
- [verb uh-ten-yoo-eyt; adjective uh-ten-yoo-it, -eyt]
- /verb əˈtɛn yuˌeɪt; adjective əˈtɛn yu ɪt, -ˌeɪt/

- US Pronunciation
- US IPA
- [verb uh-ten-yoo-eyt; adjective uh-ten-yoo-it, -eyt]
- /verb əˈtɛn yuˌeɪt; adjective əˈtɛn yu ɪt, -ˌeɪt/

Definitions of unattenuated word

verb with object unattenuated to weaken or reduce in force, intensity, effect, quantity, or value: to attenuate desire. 1
verb with object unattenuated to make thin; make slender or fine. 1
verb with object unattenuated Bacteriology, Immunology. to render less virulent, as a strain of pathogenic virus or bacterium. 1
verb with object unattenuated Electronics. to decrease the amplitude of (an electronic signal). 1
verb without object unattenuated to become thin or fine; lessen. 1
adjective unattenuated weakened; diminishing. 1

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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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.

Most Europeans know this English word. The frequency of it’s usage is somewhere between "mom" and "screwdriver".

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