I. verb
1.
Synonyms: thin 1, extenuate, wiredraw
Related Word: lessen; sap; dissipate; constrict, contract, deflate, shrink
Contrasted words: amplify, dilate, distend, expand, inflate, swell; augment, enlarge, increase; enrich
2.
Synonyms: weaken 1, blunt, cripple, debilitate, disable, enfeeble, sap, unbrace, undermine, unstrengthen
3.
Synonyms: thin 2, rarefy
II. adjective
1.
Synonyms: thin 1, reedy, slender, slight, slim, squinny, stalky, tenuous, twiggy
2.
Synonyms: thin 2, attenuated, rare, rarefied, subtile, subtle, tenuous