"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 • ...
1. weaken one's position = osłabiać czyjś pozycja weaken one's position
2. weaken protections = zmniejsz ochrony weaken protections
3. weaken demand = spowoduj spadek żądania weaken demand
4. weaken morale = źle wpłyń na morale weaken morale
  • The slow delivery of reparations has already weakened morale, commissioners acknowledge.
  • A Syrian military court charged him with weakening national morale.
  • Despite this the raids had been a success as they had weakened French morale, and convinced them that even parts of Metropolitan France were vulnerable to British naval power.
  • Attacks may be aimed to weaken civilian morale so that support for the guerrilla's opponents decreases.
  • The battle occurred a few weeks before the Battle of Guilford Courthouse and was a contributing factor in weakening British troop numbers and morale.
  • Higher up the intellectual scale, antisemitism is rationalised by saying that the Jew is a person who spreads disaffection and weakens national morale.
  • Meanwhile, if we really want to punish the people who weakened national morale at critical moments, there are other culprits who are nearer home and better worth chasing.
  • But antisemitism comes more naturally to people of Conservative tendency, who suspect Jews of weakening national morale and diluting the national culture.
  • Republican talking points, circulated in the House, warn that a "nonbinding resolution weakens morale" and "gives comfort to the enemy."
  • Too many demotions would weaken morale further; too few will be seen as weakness.
6. weaken one's security = osłabiać czyjś bezpieczeństwo weaken one's security
7. weaken enforcement = zmniejsz wprowadzanie w życie weaken enforcement
(3) system, muscle
Kolokacji: 2
(4) bone, case, argument
Kolokacji: 3
(5) resolve, NATO
Kolokacji: 2
(7) defense, institution
Kolokacji: 2
(9) Russia, Iraq, Empire
Kolokacji: 3
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 • ...

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