Definition of weaken
- v. t. - 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.
- v. t. - To reduce in quality, strength, or spirit; as, to weaken
tea; to weaken any solution or decoction.
- v. i. - 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.