attenuate
verb (used with object)
to weaken or reduce in force, intensity, effect, quantity, or value.
have attenuated
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present perfectof attenuate.present perfect
Used to describe actions that started in the past and continue into or have direct relevance to the present.
Example Sentences
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Contemporary economic policies have attenuated, though not eliminated, the peaks and troughs of the business cycle.
From Time Magazine Archive
It all had, however, for Lady Sandgate, still other connections—which might have attenuated Lady Lappington's case, though she didn't glance at this.
From The Outcry by Henry James
Bredius and De Groot have attenuated the list.
From Ivory Apes and Peacocks by James Huneker
This kind of beer will have attenuated sufficiently in from 30 to 36 hours.
From The American Practical Brewer and Tanner by Joseph Coppinger
