Verb

• S: (v) weaken (weaken%2:30:01::) (lessen the strength of) "The fever weakened his body"
• S: (v) weaken (weaken%2:30:00::) (become weaker) "The prisoner's resistance weakened after seven days"
• S: (v) sabotage (sabotage%2:41:00::), undermine (undermine%2:41:00::), countermine (countermine%2:41:00::), counteract (counteract%2:41:01::), subvert (subvert%2:41:01::), weaken (weaken%2:41:00::) (destroy property or hinder normal operations) "The Resistance sabotaged railroad operations during the war"
• S: (v) de-escalate (de-escalate%2:30:00::), weaken (weaken%2:30:03::), step down (step_down%2:30:04::) (reduce the level or intensity or size or scope of) "de-escalate a crisis"
• S: (v) dampen (dampen%2:30:00::), damp (damp%2:30:00::), soften (soften%2:30:02::), weaken (weaken%2:30:04::), break (break%2:30:09::) (lessen in force or effect) "soften a shock"; "break a fall"