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How to pronounce “attenuate

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Pronunciation guide for attenuate

Learning goal
Practice the English pronunciation of attenuate with real speech in context.
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8 YouTube examples
Real speech example
Ami Klin:诊断自闭症的新方法 19 minutes,this notion that we can absolutely attenuate this condition.
Definition summary
(transitive) To reduce in size, force, value, amount, or degree.

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How to pronounce attenuate

Ami Klin:诊断自闭症的新方法 19 minutes,

this notion that we can absolutely attenuate this condition.

Example Sentences

A Deep Dive Into “attenuate

Meaning

  • [Verb]
  • (transitive) To reduce in size, force, value, amount, or degree.
  • (transitive) To make thinner, as by physically reshaping, starving, or decaying.
  • (intransitive) To become thin or fine; to grow less.
  • (transitive) To weaken.
  • (transitive) To rarefy.
  • (transitive, medicine) To reduce the virulence of a bacterium or virus.
  • (transitive, electronics) To reduce the amplitude of an electrical, radio, or optical signal.
  • (brewing) (of a beer) To become less dense as a result of the conversion of sugar to alcohol.
  • [Adjective]
  • Slender, thin.
  • (in consistency) Rarefied, thin, refined.
  • (botany, of leaves) Gradually tapering into a petiole-like extension toward the base.

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