| Flashcards: Latin Derivatives |
| attenuate
(v) 1) to weaken; 2) to make thin; 3) to become thin; (adj.) weakened
Depression attenuates passion and desire, including the desire to remain alive.
Related English words: attenuation, attenuator
Latin root words: attenuatio, attenuationis, f. - a lessening; tenuis, tenue - slender, thin; tenuitas, tenuitatis, f. - thinness, slenderness; attenuo, attenuare, attenuavi, attenuatus - to make thin, lessen
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