This page shows Weaken in 20 example sentences from English, with an explanation of the meaning and related words like strengthen or decrease. Useful when writing or proofreading a text.
Weaken meaning
- To make weaker or less strong.
- To become weaker or less strong.
Example sentences (20)
But this strength was almost entirely in the first half of the year, and Berkshire warns will also weaken in 2023.
Ultimately, it takes the team effort of Goku, Frieza, Android 17, and Vegeta to weaken and finally overcome Jiren.
You can kill the leadership and you can weaken Hamas’ ability to do evil — but an ideology is much harder to defeat.
There have been efforts in other states to replace state codes with a national version that would weaken regulations.
There is still hope if the U.S. withdraws from its insistence on sustaining the war to weaken Russia and defeat Putin.
I never lost my speech completely, but it was a bit slurred and even now when I'm tired my face muscles weaken.
Thick walls, metal structures, or even natural obstacles like hills or trees can weaken or disrupt the signal.
These areas can weaken during the winter, which puts them at risk for leaks and more damage during downpours.
Mr Medvedev charged that the US would call the shots in future peace talks, aiming to “weaken Russia as much as possible”.
Hilary is predicted to weaken as it moves north and should reach California on Sunday afternoon local time.
Mr. Salaam and Mr. Taylor sought to weaken Ms. Dickens’s chances by cross-endorsing one another on Tuesday.
Many flavoured vapes contain sweeteners and can be quite acidic, which can weaken the enamel on the teeth.
The longer it goes on the more the pain will be felt by WGA members and inevitably some of the resolve will start to weaken.
This confrontation resulted in the houseguests voting out Izzy in order to try to weaken Cirie and Jared.
Strong winds blowing against tall plants such as these can move them from side to side in the soil and weaken the root system.
This is important because hurricanes churn up the surface as they move; if the storm pulls up cold water, it can weaken itself.
As the case rumbles on, Netanyahu has been pushing a controversial plan to weaken Israel's judicary.
Now, the chief minister of West Bengal (Mamata Banerjee) is working to weaken the anti-BJP alliance.
Both wrote essays this week saying the moves could weaken Israel’s democracy by giving lawmakers veto power over the Supreme Court.
But since it starts to weaken before that expiration date, it’s a good idea to replace them sooner.
Common combinations with weaken
These word pairs occur most frequently in English texts:
- to weaken 86×
- weaken the 54×
- can weaken 17×
- will weaken 13×
- weaken and 13×
- and weaken 12×
- would weaken 10×
- could weaken 9×
- weaken its 9×
- weaken as 7×
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