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Attenuate in a sentence

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Attenuate | Attenuated | Attenuates

Attenuate meaning

  1. To reduce in size, force, value, amount, or degree.
  2. To make thinner, as by physically reshaping, starving, or decaying.
  3. To become thin or fine; to grow less.

Synonyms of Attenuate

weaken attenuated faded weakened decreased reduced rarefy

Related words

Other words often associated with Attenuate or its synonyms:

diminished cut slashed belittled alter bated minimized change small ablated shriveled modify

Using Attenuate

  • The main meaning on this page is: To reduce in size, force, value, amount, or degree. | To make thinner, as by physically reshaping, starving, or decaying. | To become thin or fine; to grow less.
  • Useful related words include: weaken, attenuated, faded, weakened.
  • In the example corpus, attenuate often appears in combinations such as: to attenuate, attenuate the, will attenuate.

Context around Attenuate

  • Average sentence length in these examples: 22.9 words
  • Position in the sentence: 0 start, 7 middle, 3 end
  • Sentence types: 10 statements, 0 questions, 0 exclamations

Often before:

receivers 1×

Often after:

passing 1× light 1× optical 1×

Sentence patterns with Attenuate

These short patterns come directly from the example sentences and show how the word is often embedded:

ability to attenuate 1× designed to attenuate light sunglass 1× difficult to attenuate or culture 1× is to attenuate optical power 1× let it attenuate her dedication 1× muffler will attenuate the sound 1× satellite receivers attenuate passing x10 1× used to attenuate the instabilities 1×

Sentence openings and endings

Common sentence openings:

as keri glastonbury 1× certain types of 1× in liquid jet 1× sunglasses lenses are 1× the low pass 1× the muffler will 1×

Common sentence endings:

ability to attenuate 1× also be useful 1× attenuate or culture 1× attenuate the instabilities 1× be custom made 1× high frequency signals 1×

Words around Attenuate

Just before it in the word index:

attentiveness 15 attentively 30 attentive 190 attentions 63 attentional 11 attention 10.880

Just after it in the word index:

attenuated 56 attenuates 12 attenuating 6 attenuation 84 attenuator 13 attenuators 8

Similar in corpus frequency:

aami 15 aat 15 abada 15 abcs 15 abdulkareem 15 abha 15

Corpus analysis for Attenuate

  • In this selection, "attenuate" usually appears in the middle of the sentence. The average example has 22.9 words, and this corpus slice is mostly made up of statements.
  • Around the word, receivers, passing, light and optical stand out and add context to how "attenuate" is used.
  • Recognizable usage signals include ability to attenuate and designed to attenuate light sunglass. That gives this page its own corpus information beyond isolated example sentences.
  • By corpus frequency, "attenuate" sits close to words such as aami, aat and abada, which helps place it inside the broader word index.

Example types with attenuate

The same corpus examples are grouped by length and sentence type, making it easier to see the contexts in which the word appears:

Short example sentences

The muffler will attenuate the sound to the desired level. (10 words)

In liquid jet engines the droplet size and distribution can be used to attenuate the instabilities. (16 words)

The practical effect of mandrel wrapping is to attenuate optical power propagating in the highest order modes. (17 words)

Longer example sentences

Certain types of power supplies used in modern electronic equipment, such as computers, television receivers and satellite receivers, attenuate passing X10 signals by providing a low impedance path to high frequency signals. (32 words)

She was in substantial physical pain for approximately ¾ of her years, but never let it attenuate her dedication to her work, her friendships, and her respect and Love for all. (31 words)

Using this technique, potentially all the genes from a pathogen can be delivered at one time, which may be useful for pathogens that are difficult to attenuate or culture. (29 words)

Example sentences (10)

As Keri Glastonbury has it in a line from one of her inclusions, many of these poems are characterised by their particular ability to attenuate.

She was in substantial physical pain for approximately ¾ of her years, but never let it attenuate her dedication to her work, her friendships, and her respect and Love for all.

The muffler will attenuate the sound to the desired level.

Certain types of power supplies used in modern electronic equipment, such as computers, television receivers and satellite receivers, attenuate passing X10 signals by providing a low impedance path to high frequency signals.

In liquid jet engines the droplet size and distribution can be used to attenuate the instabilities.

Sunglasses' lenses are designed to attenuate light; sunglass lenses that also correct visual impairments can be custom made.

The low pass characteristic of this block can be used to attenuate this energy, but at times a band reject "notch" may also be useful.

The practical effect of mandrel wrapping is to attenuate optical power propagating in the highest order modes.

The presence of UV-absorbing gases and vapors will attenuate the UV radiation from a fire, adversely affecting the ability of the detector to detect flames.

Using this technique, potentially all the genes from a pathogen can be delivered at one time, which may be useful for pathogens that are difficult to attenuate or culture.

Common combinations with attenuate

These word pairs occur most frequently in English texts:

Frequently asked questions

How do you use "attenuate" in a sentence?
An example: "As Keri Glastonbury has it in a line from one of her inclusions, many of these poems are characterised by their particular ability to attenuate." This page contains 10+ example sentences with the word "attenuate" from authentic English texts.
What does "attenuate" mean?
Attenuate means: To reduce in size, force, value, amount, or degree.
What are synonyms of "attenuate"?
Common synonyms of "attenuate" include: weaken, attenuated, faded, weakened, decreased, reduced, rarefy.
How many example sentences with "attenuate" are there?
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