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Useless laws weaken the necessary laws.
Charles de Montesquieu

Meaning of "weaken" in the English dictionary

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PRONUNCIATION OF WEAKEN

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GRAMMATICAL CATEGORY OF WEAKEN

noun
adjective
verb
adverb
pronoun
preposition
conjunction
determiner
exclamation
Weaken is a verb.
The verb is the part of the sentence that is conjugated and expresses action and state of being.

See the conjugation of the verb weaken in English.

WHAT DOES WEAKEN MEAN IN ENGLISH?

Monotonicity of entailment

Monotonicity of entailment is a property of many logical systems that states that the hypotheses of any derived fact may be freely extended with additional assumptions. In sequent calculi this property can be captured by an inference rule called weakening, or sometimes thinning, and in such systems one may say that entailment is monotone if and only if the rule is admissible. Logical systems with this property are occasionally called monotonic logics in order to differentiate them from non-monotonic logics.

Definition of weaken in the English dictionary

The definition of weaken in the dictionary is to become or cause to become weak or weaker.

CONJUGATION OF THE VERB TO WEAKEN

PRESENT

Present
I weaken
you weaken
he/she/it weakens
we weaken
you weaken
they weaken
Present continuous
I am weakening
you are weakening
he/she/it is weakening
we are weakening
you are weakening
they are weakening
Present perfect
I have weakened
you have weakened
he/she/it has weakened
we have weakened
you have weakened
they have weakened
Present perfect continuous
I have been weakening
you have been weakening
he/she/it has been weakening
we have been weakening
you have been weakening
they have been weakening
Present tense is used to refer to circumstances that exist at the present time or over a period that includes the present time. The present perfect refers to past events, although it can be considered to denote primarily the resulting present situation rather than the events themselves.

PAST

Past
I weakened
you weakened
he/she/it weakened
we weakened
you weakened
they weakened
Past continuous
I was weakening
you were weakening
he/she/it was weakening
we were weakening
you were weakening
they were weakening
Past perfect
I had weakened
you had weakened
he/she/it had weakened
we had weakened
you had weakened
they had weakened
Past perfect continuous
I had been weakening
you had been weakening
he/she/it had been weakening
we had been weakening
you had been weakening
they had been weakening
Past tense forms express circumstances existing at some time in the past,

FUTURE

Future
I will weaken
you will weaken
he/she/it will weaken
we will weaken
you will weaken
they will weaken
Future continuous
I will be weakening
you will be weakening
he/she/it will be weakening
we will be weakening
you will be weakening
they will be weakening
Future perfect
I will have weakened
you will have weakened
he/she/it will have weakened
we will have weakened
you will have weakened
they will have weakened
Future perfect continuous
I will have been weakening
you will have been weakening
he/she/it will have been weakening
we will have been weakening
you will have been weakening
they will have been weakening
The future is used to express circumstances that will occur at a later time.

CONDITIONAL

Conditional
I would weaken
you would weaken
he/she/it would weaken
we would weaken
you would weaken
they would weaken
Conditional continuous
I would be weakening
you would be weakening
he/she/it would be weakening
we would be weakening
you would be weakening
they would be weakening
Conditional perfect
I would have weaken
you would have weaken
he/she/it would have weaken
we would have weaken
you would have weaken
they would have weaken
Conditional perfect continuous
I would have been weakening
you would have been weakening
he/she/it would have been weakening
we would have been weakening
you would have been weakening
they would have been weakening
Conditional or "future-in-the-past" tense refers to hypothetical or possible actions.

IMPERATIVE

Imperative
you weaken
we let´s weaken
you weaken
The imperative is used to form commands or requests.
NONFINITE VERB FORMS
Infinitive
to weaken
Past participle
weakened
Present Participle
weakening
Infinitive shows the action beyond temporal perspective. The present participle or gerund shows the action during the session. The past participle shows the action after completion.

WORDS THAT RHYME WITH WEAKEN


Aachen
ˈɑːkən
archdeacon
ˈɑːtʃˈdiːkən
barken
ˈbɑːkən
beacon
ˈbiːkən
darken
ˈdɑːkən
deacon
ˈdiːkən
Durkan
ˈdɜːkən
Interlaken
ˈɪntəˌlɑːkən
kraken
ˈkrɑːkən
Lucan
ˈluːkən
Mahican
məˈhiːkən
Martinican
ˌmɑːtɪˈniːkən
meeken
ˈmiːkən
mohican
məʊˈhiːkən
Mozambican
ˌməʊzəmˈbiːkən
sleeken
ˈsliːkən
starken
ˈstɑːkən
subdeacon
ˌsʌbˈdiːkən
Tanganyikan
ˌtæŋɡəˈnjiːkən
toucan
ˈtuːkən

WORDS THAT BEGIN LIKE WEAKEN

weak sister
weak spot
weak verb
weak-kneed
weak-kneedly
weak-kneedness
weak-minded
weak-mindedly
weak-mindedness
weak-willed
weakener
weakening
weaker sex
weakest link
weakfish
weakhearted
weakish
weakishly
weakishness
weaklier

WORDS THAT END LIKE WEAKEN

awaken
betaken
caretaken
forsaken
godforsaken
mistaken
oaken
overtaken
partaken
reawaken
retaken
rewaken
shaken
taken
to be sadly mistaken
undertaken
unforsaken
unshaken
untaken
waken

Synonyms and antonyms of weaken in the English dictionary of synonyms

SYNONYMS

SYNONYMS OF «WEAKEN»

The following words have a similar or identical meaning as «weaken» and belong to the same grammatical category.
synonyms of weaken

Translation of «weaken» into 25 languages

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TRANSLATION OF WEAKEN

Find out the translation of weaken to 25 languages with our English multilingual translator.
The translations of weaken from English to other languages presented in this section have been obtained through automatic statistical translation; where the essential translation unit is the word «weaken» in English.

Translator English - Chinese

使虚弱
1,325 millions of speakers

Translator English - Spanish

debilitarse
570 millions of speakers

English

weaken
510 millions of speakers

Translator English - Hindi

कमजोर
380 millions of speakers
ar

Translator English - Arabic

إضعاف
280 millions of speakers

Translator English - Russian

ослабить
278 millions of speakers

Translator English - Portuguese

enfraquecer(-se)
270 millions of speakers

Translator English - Bengali

দুর্বল করা
260 millions of speakers

Translator English - French

affaiblir
220 millions of speakers

Translator English - Malay

Melemahkan
190 millions of speakers

Translator English - German

schwächen
180 millions of speakers

Translator English - Japanese

弱体化させる/弱体化する
130 millions of speakers

Translator English - Korean

약화되다
85 millions of speakers

Translator English - Javanese

Ngremekake
85 millions of speakers
vi

Translator English - Vietnamese

làm suy yếu
80 millions of speakers

Translator English - Tamil

வலுவிழக்கச்
75 millions of speakers

Translator English - Marathi

दुर्बल करणे
75 millions of speakers

Translator English - Turkish

zayıflatmak
70 millions of speakers

Translator English - Italian

indebolirsi
65 millions of speakers

Translator English - Polish

osłabiać
50 millions of speakers

Translator English - Ukrainian

послабити
40 millions of speakers

Translator English - Romanian

slăbi
30 millions of speakers
el

Translator English - Greek

αποδυναμώσει
15 millions of speakers
af

Translator English - Afrikaans

verswak
14 millions of speakers
sv

Translator English - Swedish

försvaga
10 millions of speakers
no

Translator English - Norwegian

svekke
5 millions of speakers

Trends of use of weaken

TRENDS

TENDENCIES OF USE OF THE TERM «WEAKEN»

The term «weaken» is quite widely used and occupies the 27.423 position in our list of most widely used terms in the English dictionary.
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FREQUENCY OF USE OF THE TERM «WEAKEN» OVER TIME

The graph expresses the annual evolution of the frequency of use of the word «weaken» during the past 500 years. Its implementation is based on analysing how often the term «weaken» appears in digitalised printed sources in English between the year 1500 and the present day.

Examples of use in the English literature, quotes and news about weaken

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10 QUOTES WITH «WEAKEN»

Famous quotes and sentences with the word weaken.
1
Abu Bakar Bashir
But the West is trying to weaken Islam from outside and inside. They attack our people and invade our countries from outside, and they weaken us from within with ideas like secularism, liberalism and democracy. This is all designed to contaminate our pure Islam.
2
Sherwood Boehlert
Having yet another vote on refinery legislation that uses high oil prices as an excuse to weaken environmental protections and to give more legislative gifts to the oil industry is misguided in the extreme.
3
Margaret Cavendish
And though my Lord hath lost his estate and been banished out of his country, yet neither despised poverty nor pinching necessity could make him break the bonds of friendship or weaken his loyal duty.
4
Mitch Daniels
The failure of national economic policy is costing us more than jobs; it has begun to weaken that uniquely American spirit of risk-taking, large ambition, and optimism about the future. We must rally them now to bold departures that rebuild our national morale as well as our material prosperity.
5
John Doolittle
No amount of time will weaken our allegiance to avenging those lost in the horrible attacks. America has a sharp memory, a firm resolve, and a commitment to her own.
6
Martin Feldstein
Increased government spending can provide a temporary stimulus to demand and output but in the longer run higher levels of government spending crowd out private investment or require higher taxes that weaken growth by reducing incentives to save, invest, innovate, and work.
7
Gloria Macapagal-Arroyo
In the area of national security, I urge the swift passage of an anti-terrorism law that will protect rather than subvert, enhance rather than weaken, the rights and liberties that terrorism precisely threatens with extinction.
8
Bernard Marcus
We could be the biggest pantyhose seller in America, but we don't want to weaken the link in shoppers' minds between Home Depot and do-it-yourself projects.
9
Charles de Montesquieu
Useless laws weaken the necessary laws.
10
Georgi Parvanov
A two-speed Europe will not be a strong Europe. The idea of making decisions and policies in a narrow circle, disregarding smaller EU members, will make it hard to engage them to commit to a common policy, which will weaken the union.

10 ENGLISH BOOKS RELATING TO «WEAKEN»

Discover the use of weaken in the following bibliographical selection. Books relating to weaken and brief extracts from same to provide context of its use in English literature.
1
If You Don't Weaken: The Autobiography of Oscar Ameringer
This is a new release of the original 1940 edition.
Oscar Ameringer, 2013
2
It's a Good Life, If You Don't Weaken
Disaffected by the crassness of contemporary culture, Seth takes refuge in a quest to uncover the life and work of Kalo, a forgottenNew Yorkercartoonist from the 1940s, but his obsession blinds him to his increasingly withdrawn lover and ...
Seth, 2007
3
Kaplan LSAT 2015 Strategies, Practice, and Review with 4 ...
In this section, you'll learn to: · Identify Weaken questions. · Turn an assumption into an accurate prediction for the correct answer. · Recognize answer choices that weaken the author's assumption. Another way in which the LSAT will test your ...
Kaplan, 2014
4
Flip Dictionary
... ninny, pushover, sissy, wimp weak, watered-down: anemic, anodyne, insipid è' weak-willed: feckless, irresolute, lily- livered, spineless, supine, wishy- washy weaken: attenuate, cripple, crumble, damage, debilitate, decline, defeat, depress,  ...
Barbara Kipfer, 2002
5
Kaplan LSAT Logical Reasoning Strategies & Tactics
Chapter. 6. Weaken. Questions. In the legal profession, you need to be able to identify an adversary's argument and weaken it. So it's no surprise that the LSAT includes a question type—Weaken questions—that tests your ability to do just that.
Deborah Katz, 2013
6
Frontiers of Rock Mechanics and Sustainable Development in ...
ABSTRACT: This paper introduces the principle and formulas to evaluate the failure behavior of slopes controlled with local discontinuous weaken structures, the decided critical sliding surface and the minimum factor of safety are searched by ...
Wang Sijing, Fu Bingjun, Li Zhonkui, 2001
7
Kaplan GMAT 2014 Strategies, Practice, and Review with 2 ...
STRENGTHEN AND WEAKEN QUESTIONS Determining an argument's necessary assumption, as you've just seen, is required to answer an Assumption question. But it also is required to answer two other common types of question: ...
Kaplan, 2013
8
Parliamentary Debates
The comment is thus expressed : — " All are here agreed that, to violate the above clause, it is necessary to disturb and weaken not only the Protestant religion, but likewise the Protestant government. They are connected evidently by the ...
Great Britain. Parliament, Thomas Curson Hansard, 1822
9
English Synonyms Explained, in Alphabetical Order: With ...
With Copious Illustrations and Examples Drawn from the Best Writers George Crabb. 896 WEAK. WEAKEN. My mind is taken up ia a mora melancholy manner. Attkrbvry. Men are willing (o try all method* at reconciling gnllt anil quiet. Jornsox.
George Crabb, 1818
10
Critical Reasoning 2
Advanced. Application. -Weaken. Useful. to. Evaluate. Some Critical Reasoning questions will ask you what information would be most useful to evaluate an argument. Because such questions ask for new information – a premise – or the ...
Chad Troutwine, Markus Moberg, Mark Glenn, 2010

10 NEWS ITEMS WHICH INCLUDE THE TERM «WEAKEN»

Find out what the national and international press are talking about and how the term weaken is used in the context of the following news items.
1
Peso likely to weaken vs dollar in Q3
MANILA, Philippines - The peso is expected to depreciate against the dollar in the third quarter of the year as the greenback packs strength from the improving ... «Philippine Star, Aug 15»
2
Greek Crisis Weakens Eurozone Consumer Confidence
Eurozone consumers became increasingly troubled by the threat of a Greek exit from the currency area, a development that could weaken spending and the ... «Wall Street Journal, Jul 15»
3
Tech industry groups urge US to avoid policies that would weaken
The request was made in an open letter sent by industry groups which represent companies including Apple, Microsoft and Google. Photograph: Christoph ... «The Guardian, Jun 15»
4
Corporate Puppets in DC Weaken Stance Against Human …
Now, politicians are working to weaken the government's stance against human trafficking to make the TPP more inclusive. When a country has a “Tier 3” rating, ... «Ring of Fire, Jun 15»
5
Conspiracy to weaken Paradip Port: Damodar
BHUBANESWAR: Alleging irregularities in the functioning of Paradip Port, excise minister Damodar Rout said a conspiracy has been hatched to weaken the ... «Times of India, May 15»
6
Swiss franc overvalued but set to weaken -SNB chairman
"The franc is significantly overvalued and should therefore weaken over time," Thomas Jordan said in a discussion with readers of Schweiz am Sonntag, ... «Reuters UK, May 15»
7
WEEKAHEAD-AFRICA-FX-Kenya, Ghana currencies to weaken on …
An expected surge in dollar demand by importers could weaken the shilling next week, after the currency traded stronger following a central bank sale of dollars ... «Reuters, May 15»
8
Fake, low-grade drugs hinder drive against disease, weaken trust …
LONDON (Thomson Reuters Foundation) - Fake and low-quality drugs hinder efforts to tackle disease, weaken public trust in national health systems and raise ... «Yahoo News, May 15»
9
Thai baht needs to weaken further, still too strong - industry federation
"Exports remain tough although the baht has weakened," Supant Mongkolsuthree ... Supant said the group wanted to see a gradual weakening of the baht and ... «Reuters, May 15»
10
Free speech advocates oppose bill to weaken Nevada's SLAPP law
Nevada Sen. Greg Brower, R-Reno, left, listens as attorney Mitchell Langberg testifes in a committee hearing at the Legislative Building in Carson City, Nev., on ... «Las Vegas Review-Journal, Apr 15»

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