"weaken" in inglés with examples - Collocation dictionary inglés

weaken verbo

weaken + sustantivo
Kolokacji: 33
weaken one's position • weaken one's ability • weaken the system • weaken the power • weaken bones • ...
verbo + weaken
Kolokacji: 6
begin to weaken • continue to weaken • begin weakening • cause to weaken • help weaken • ...
weaken + preposición
Kolokacji: 21
weakened by • weaken in • weaken with • weaken to • weaken over • ...
weaken + adjetivo/adverbio
Kolokacji: 45
further weaken • severely weakened • greatly weakened • rapidly weaken • significantly weaken • ...
collocations grouped by meanings
Grup znaczeniowych: 10
(3) gradually, suddenly
Kolokacji: 2
(4) slightly, somewhat
Kolokacji: 2
(5) considerably, substantially
Kolokacji: 2
(8) sharply, clearly
Kolokacji: 2
1. markedly weakened = znacznie osłabić markedly weakened
2. visibly weaken = wyraźnie osłab visibly weaken
  • But that approach did not visibly weaken the bishops' authority, and as discontent with Sandinista rule spread, church attendance actually rose in many areas.
  • Later, during questioning, a visibly weakened Incanto admits to the lonely-hearts killings.
  • Her whole body below the shoulders was soaked in bright blood, and she was weakening visibly.
  • A day before his death, visibly weakened, he publicly endorsed Roberto Madrazo as the CTM candidate of choice for the 2006 presidential election.
  • It is noted though that these actions visibly weaken its functions as Microsoft Word may stop malfunctioning after the virus manipulates the computer's time.
  • As the round went on, a visibly weakened Tyson began throwing fewer and fewer punches while struggling mightily to land on most of his attempts.
  • Janeway watched in horrified fascination as the injured boys visibly weakened.
  • Samsonov, who suffered from asthma, was visibly weakening.
  • Meanwhile Mrs. Henchard was weakening visibly.
  • The mare weakened visibly and the gap between them closed, but only slowly.
3. noticeably weakened = zauważalnie osłabić noticeably weakened

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