Weaken



verbpast tense: weakened ; past participle: weakened ; present participle: weakening ;
1.
(TRANSITIVE) (To make or become weaker) weaken the enemy ធ្វើឱ្យទន់ខ្សោយ, កម្លាំង
Example: Illness caused the old man to weaken. weaken the tea លាយ (ទឹក ។ល។) ឱ្យខ្សោយ
2.
(បច្ចេកទេស) ធ្វើអោយខ្សោយ, អន់ថយ, អន់ទៅ
3.
(INTRANSITIVE) Enemies weaken ទៅជាខ្សោយ, អន់ទៅ, determinations weaken អន់ថយ
ENGLISH MEANING
verbpast tense: weakened ; past participle: weakened ; present participle: weakening ;
1.
(TRANSITIVE) To make weak; to lessen the strength of; to deprive of strength; to debilitate; to enfeeble; to enervate; as, to weaken the body or the mind; to weaken the hands of a magistrate; to weaken the force of an objection or an argument.
2.
(TRANSITIVE) To reduce in quality, strength, or spirit; as, to weaken tea; to weaken any solution or decoction.
3.
(INTRANSITIVE) To become weak or weaker; to lose strength, spirit, or determination; to become less positive or resolute; as, the patient weakened; the witness weakened on cross-examination.