verb🔗ShareTo reduce in size, force, value, amount, or degree."The thick fog attenuates the headlights, making it difficult to see very far down the road. "amountdegreeChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
verb🔗ShareTo make thinner, as by physically reshaping, starving, or decaying."The loud music from the party attenuates as I walk further down the street. "physiologymedicinebiologyanatomysciencebodyChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
verb🔗ShareTo become thin or fine; to grow less."The loud music from the street attenuates as you walk further into the house. "amountdegreephysicsenergyChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
verb🔗ShareTo weaken."The thick curtains in the movie theater attenuates the outside noise. "energyphysicsscienceChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
verb🔗ShareTo rarefy."The rising sun's heat attenuates the cool morning air. "physicsenergyChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
verb🔗ShareTo reduce the virulence of a bacterium or virus."The new strain of the flu virus was attenuated, making it less harmful to children. "medicinevirusbiologymicroorganismChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
verb🔗ShareTo reduce the amplitude of an electrical, radio, or optical signal."The thick fog attenuates the car's headlights, making it harder to see the road. "electronicssignaltechnologyphysicssoundfrequencyelectricChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
verb🔗Share(of a beer) To become less dense as a result of the conversion of sugar to alcohol."As the beer ferments, the yeast consumes the sugars, and the liquid gradually attenuates, becoming less sweet and more alcoholic. "drinkfoodchemistryprocessChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
