WEAKEN

v. 1 debilitate, enfeeble, enervate, emasculate, mitigate, moderate, dilute, deplete, diminish, lessen, depress, lower, reduce, sap, undermine, exhaust, impoverish The continuous torture helped to weaken Errol's resolve 2 fade, dwindle, tire, droop, sag, fail, give way, crumble, flag My determination weakened when I saw what had happened to the children 3 give in, relent, acquiesce, give way, yield, accede, consent, agree, assent, soften, bend, ease up, let up, ease off, relax If you ask very politely, she might weaken and allow you to go out and play 4 water (down), dilute, thin (out) Adding the water so weakened the soup that it tasted like dishwater