attenuate

IPA: ʌtˈɛnjueɪt

(transitive) To reduce in size, force, value, amount, or degree.
(transitive) To make thinner, as by physically reshaping, starving, or decaying.
(intransitive) To become thin or fine; to grow less.
(transitive) To weaken.
(transitive) To rarefy.
(transitive, medicine) To reduce the virulence of a bacterium or virus.
(transitive, electronics) To reduce the amplitude of an electrical, radio, or optical signal.
(brewing) (of a beer) To become less dense as a result of the conversion of sugar to alcohol.

(botany, of leaves) Gradually tapering into a petiole-like extension toward the base.

Examples of "attenuate" in Sentences

Would my contributions be more palatable were I to attenuate the libertarianism?
Reforming divorce laws likely would attenuate the divorce rate as well as the risks inherent to later births with new partners.
This being correctly guessed to represent "attenuate" (at ten you ate), the other side goes from the room and the previous performers become the audience.
This is usually what happens when Congress does not have the will to enact laws that are prophylactic in nature or attenuate the problem before it becomes a crisis.
Rob Pegoraro: Most of the walls in my house are also plaster over lathe--it's a real treat to have to cut into that to move an electrical outlet--but I haven't seen that attenuate WiFi that much.
Although the United States "has done as good a job as it could have" in trying to make the ANA mirror the broader society, Mason said, it can only "attenuate" rather than prevent such a war in the future, even with a larger troop presence.
Yet, Dr. Maalouf doesn't rule out the rise of new 'media barons' as he argues that "control by the rich and powerful is inescapable in a capitalist system" while hoping that social networks and the Internet in general help attenuate the problem.
This piece, one in a series referencing visual artists, is largely centered on a marimba the performer plays in non-standard ways that allow him to attenuate the sound either by direct dampening with the hands or using atypical mallets for the job.