weaken

[US]/ˈwiːkən/
[UK]/ˈwiːkən/
Frequency: Very High

Translation

vt. punguza; kufanya kuwa dhaifu; kufanya kuwa mdogo
vi. kuwa dhaifu; nyuma; kuwa mzembe
Word Forms
Past Tenseweakened
Present Participleweakening
Third Person Singularweakens
Past Participleweakened

Example Sentences

He is in a weakened condition.

Yeye yuko katika hali dhaifu.

the disease is characterized by weakening of the immune system.

Ugonjwa huo unaonyeshwa na udhaifu wa mfumo wa kinga.

pregnancy had weakened her constitution.

Ujauzito ulimdhulumu/kumdhifisha/kumngurisha.

Lucy's torrent of howls weakened to a snivel.

Mto wa kilio cha Lucy ulipungua hadi kutoa sauti ya unyonge.

a short story weakened by clichés;

Hadithi fupi iliyoathiriwa na maneno ya kawaida/maarifa ya kawaida.

His grip weakened as he was tired.

Mtego wake uliharibika/udhaifu/kupungua kwa nguvu kwani alikuwa amechoka.

She weakened as the illness grew worse.

Yeye alidhulumu/kumdhifisha/kumngurisha huku ugonjwa ukiendelea/kuongezeka.

You can weaken the tea by adding water.

Unaweza kudhoofisha chai kwa kuongeza maji.

A succession of military defeats weakened the aggressor.

Mlilio wa kushindwa vita uliudhulumu/kumdhifisha/kumngurisha washambaji.

the rash symptomatic of scarlet fever; a rise in unemployment symptomatic of a weakening economy.

Uvimba wa ngozi unaoonyeshaa/kuashiria/kuashiriaa homba nyekundu; ongezeko la ukosefu wa ajira kinachofichua/kuashiria/kuashiria uchumi unao dhaifu.

In his weakened condition, he is very susceptible to cold.

Katika hali yake dhaifu, yeye ni mnyonge sana/ana hatari kubwa ya baridi.

Central authority has been progressively weakened since the outbreak of the civil war.

Utawala mkuu umedhoofika/umepungua/umepunguzwa hatua kwa hatua tangu hapo vita vya wenyewe kwa wenyewe vilipoanza.

in the event that an attack is launched, the defenders will have been significantly weakened by air attacks.

ikiwa shambulio litafanywa, wasiokuwa na ulinzi wataharibika/wadhoofika/wadhoofika kwa shambulio la angani.

Her already debilitated constitution is being further weakened by overwork and smoking.

Katiba yake dhaifu tayari inathiriwa zaidi na kazi nyingi na uvutaji sigara.

As MITAG weakens when traversing the Philippines, it will be driven by the low-level easterlies and will travel W into the South China Sea.

Huku MITAG inadhulumu/kumdhifisha/kumngurisha wakati inavuka/inapita/inavuka Philippines, itasukumwa na upepo wa mashariki wa kiwango cha chini na itatembea/itatafika/itatafika magharibi hadi Bahari ya Kusini ya Uchina.

Real-world Examples

However, vulnerability to some potentially better explanation doesn't weaken a current scientific theory.

Source: TED-Ed (video version)

So, what happens when social ties weaken?

Source: 2023 Celebrity High School Graduation Speech

The stress often completely weakens the plant.

Source: VOA Slow English - Entertainment

The typhoon will then weaken to a cyclone.

Source: CRI Online September 2022 Collection

He survived, but his health was seriously weakened.

Source: Crash Course in Drama

It's concerned that last month's devastating hurricane could weaken turnout.

Source: BBC Listening Collection November 2016

The structure has been weakened by rain and erosion.

Source: Rescue Chernobyl

Infection, because of the weakening of the immune system.

Source: Daily Life Medical Science Popularization

Their human " batteries" are actually weakened by loud, busy activities.

Source: VOA Special June 2016 Collection

Further out through the solar system the sun's rays weaken.

Source: BBC documentary "The Mystery of the Sun"

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