weakened
SayWEE-kuhndUS/ˈwi.kənd/UK/ˈwiː.kənd/
- 1Simple past and past participle of weaken. Use this form when something has already been made less strong.
The storm weakened before it reached the coast.
Years of drought weakened the old oak tree.
Note
- 2Made less strong or less powerful than before.
Like an old battery that has lost most of its power and can barely run a toy.
After the long illness, he felt weakened and very tired.
The weakened bridge could no longer hold heavy trucks.
Similarimpaired, diminished, compromised, debilitated, enfeebled
Oppositereinforced, fortified, bolstered
Note
Showing meanings only.
weakened is a form of weaken
weaken, verb: To make something less strong than it was before. Full entry
- Spelling
- weaken → weakened: add -ed
- Sound
- The ending sounds like /d/.
Use it in a sentence
Write your own sentence with weakened, and AI will tell you whether it fits and which meaning you used.