Definition of Attenuate
to reduce to a weaker or smaller state
Examples of Attenuate in a sentence
Doctors claim taking the flu vaccine will attenuate the effects of the illness. 🔊
The doctor suggested I take acetaminophen to attenuate my fever. 🔊
Jack sleeps with his headphones on to attenuate the nightly noise that comes from his neighbor’s house. 🔊
In the classroom, educators often try to attenuate conflicts by separating the students. 🔊
Leaders from countries all over the world meet at the United Nations to attenuate hostility between nations. 🔊
Because the sunlight wakes me up every morning, I am going to hang dark curtains to attenuate the sun’s rays. 🔊
The government hopes the air strikes will attenuate the number of terrorists hiding in the mountains. 🔊
If we quarantine the patients who have the disease, it should attenuate the spread of the illness. 🔊
When the walls built to attenuate the force of the water collapsed, the city flooded. 🔊
In some of the northern states, hunters are paid to attenuate the number of deer to avoid overpopulation issues. 🔊
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