attenuate
I
verb
attenuare, bate, constrict, constringe, contract, curtail, debilitate, decrease, deflate, devitalize, diminish, diminish in effect, extenuare, extenuate, lessen, lighten, make thin, narrow, reduce, reduce in intensity, reduce in strength, render threadlike, taper, weaken, weaken in force
associated concepts: attenuation between a cause and the result, proximate cause, remote cause
II
index
alleviate, decrease, depreciate, dilute, disarm (divest of arms), discount (minimize), extenuate, lessen, minimize, reduce
Burton's Legal Thesaurus.
William C. Burton.
2006