weaken
Example Sentences
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This shift alters immune function and weakens the body's ability to respond to disease.
From Science Daily
Back-to-back stormy winters weakened the slopes beneath portions of the highway and burn scars above it made the hills vulnerable to rockslides.
From Los Angeles Times
The precious metal, like gold—up almost two-thirds in 2025 to record levels—is considered a store of value and a hedge against the dollar, which weakened this year amid falling U.S. interest rates.
From Barron's
Food, beverage, and restaurant stocks limped through much of 2025, weighed down by a stubborn mix of inflation, weakening demand, and policy uncertainty.
From Barron's
The central bank warned, however, that inflation could exceed its forecast if the Korean won continues to weaken against the U.S. dollar, which could push up import costs.
From Roget's 21st Century Thesaurus, Third Edition Copyright © 2013 by the Philip Lief Group.
