attenuated

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attenuated

verb

  1. participle, past simple past and past participle of attenuate

adjective more attenuated · most attenuated

  1. Made, or become weak; subject to attenuation. attenuated power

    Opposite: unattenuated, abject, frightful, absolute, prize, clean, arrant, categoric, categorical, complete, consummate, decided

  2. of pathogens Weakened, usually in a way that includes nonreplicating status. Near-synonym: nonreplicating (often synonymous)

    Similar: nonreplicating · Opposite: unattenuated, abject, frightful, absolute, prize, clean, arrant, categoric, categorical, complete, consummate, decided

  3. Long and tapering (especially of leaves)

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@misc{attenuated_2026,
  title = {attenuated},
  howpublished = {Wiktionary, via Micwyn},
  year = {2026},
  url = {https://micwyn.com/word/attenuated},
  urldate = {2026-11-06}
}