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Concise Oxford English Dictionary © 2008 Oxford University Press:
attenuate /əˈtɛnjʊeɪt/

▶verb

1 reduce the strength, effect, or value of.

2 make thin or thinner.

– derivatives
attenuation noun.

– origin C16 (earlier (ME) as attenuation): from L. attenuat-, attenuare ‘make slender’.

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