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.

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