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WORDS RELATED TO
WEAKEN
contracts
verb
catch disease
acquire
afflict
be afflicted with
be ill with
become infected with
bring on
cause
come down with
decline
derange
develop
disorder
fall
fall victim to
get
go down with
incur
indispose
induce
obtain
sicken
sink
succumb to
take
take one's death
upset
weaken
cripple
verb
disable; make lame
attenuate
blunt
debilitate
disarm
dislimb
dismember
enfeeble
hamstring
hurt
immobilize
incapacitate
injure
lame
maim
mangle
mutilate
palsy
paralyze
prostrate
sap
sideline
stifle
undermine
unstrengthen
weaken
crippling
verb
disable; make lame
attenuate
blunt
debilitate
disarm
dislimb
dismember
enfeeble
hamstring
hurt
immobilize
incapacitate
injure
lame
maim
mangle
mutilate
palsy
paralyze
prostrate
sap
sideline
stifle
undermine
unstrengthen
weaken
damage
verb
cause injury, loss
abuse
bang up
batter
bleach
blight
break
burn
contaminate
corrode
corrupt
crack
cripple
deface
defile
dirty
discolor
disfigure
disintegrate
dismantle
fade
gnaw
harm
hurt
impair
incapacitate
infect
injure
lacerate
maim
maltreat
mangle
mar
mutilate
pollute
ravage
rot
ruin
rust
scathe
scorch
scratch
smash
split
spoil
stab
stain
tamper with
tarnish
tear
undermine
vitiate
weaken
wear away
wound
wreak havoc on
wreck
wrong
damages
verb
cause injury, loss
abuse
bang up
batter
bleach
blight
break
burn
contaminate
corrode
corrupt
crack
cripple
deface
defile
dirty
discolor
disfigure
disintegrate
dismantle
fade
gnaw
harm
hurt
impair
incapacitate
infect
injure
lacerate
maim
maltreat
mangle
mar
mutilate
pollute
ravage
rot
ruin
rust
scathe
scorch
scratch
smash
split
spoil
stab
stain
tamper with
tarnish
tear
undermine
vitiate
weaken
wear away
wound
wreak havoc on
wreck
wrong
deaden
verb
diminish, muffle, quiet
KO
abate
alleviate
anesthetize
benumb
blunt
check
chloroform
consume
cushion
damp
dampen
depress
deprive
desensitize
destroy
devitalize
dim
dope
drown
dull
etherize
exhaust
freeze
frustrate
gas
hush
impair
incapacitate
injure
knock out
lay out
lessen
mute
numb
paralyze
put out of order
put to sleep
quieten
reduce
repress
retard
slow
smother
soften
stifle
stun
stupefy
suppress
tire
tone down
unnerve
weaken
deadened
verb
diminish, muffle, quiet
KO
abate
alleviate
anesthetize
benumb
blunt
check
chloroform
consume
cushion
damp
dampen
depress
deprive
desensitize
destroy
devitalize
dim
dope
drown
dull
etherize
exhaust
freeze
frustrate
gas
hush
impair
incapacitate
injure
knock out
lay out
lessen
mute
numb
paralyze
put out of order
put to sleep
quieten
reduce
repress
retard
slow
smother
soften
stifle
stun
stupefy
suppress
tire
tone down
unnerve
weaken
deadening
verb
diminish, muffle, quiet
KO
abate
alleviate
anesthetize
benumb
blunt
check
chloroform
consume
cushion
damp
dampen
depress
deprive
desensitize
destroy
devitalize
dim
dope
drown
dull
etherize
exhaust
freeze
frustrate
gas
hush
impair
incapacitate
injure
knock out
lay out
lessen
mute
numb
paralyze
put out of order
put to sleep
quieten
reduce
repress
retard
slow
smother
soften
stifle
stun
stupefy
suppress
tire
tone down
unnerve
weaken
debase
verb
degrade, shame
abase
bemean
cast down
cheapen
corrupt
cripple
debauch
debilitate
demean
demoralize
deprave
devaluate
devalue
disable
disgrace
dishonor
drag down
dump on
enfeeble
fluff off
humble
humiliate
lower
put away
put down
reduce
sap
shoot down
sink
take down
take down a peg
undermine
weaken
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