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to weaken
  1. 1 to weaken, to grow weak, to wane, to decline (of one's health)
  2. 2 to be downcast, to be dejected, to be dispirited
  3. 3 to be troubled, to be at a loss, to be perplexed, to be annoyed
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· examples

  • He is worn with age.

  • He sank under the weight of age.

  • My grandmother was gradually becoming forgetful and frail.

  • It doesn't work so well because the batteries are running down.

  • My mother was very weak from a long illness.

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