Definition of "weakens" []

• Third-person singular simple present indicative form of weaken. (verb)

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• "Even if this abuse of the phrase weakens its symbolism, an outright renunciation of the phrase retains its symbolism justfine."
• "Sin weakens the strength, the root, of a people, so that they are easily rooted up; it defaces the beauty, the blossoms, of a people, and takes away the hopes of fruit."
• "The severity and coverage of storms and strong winds in the D.C. area depends on how fast or slow the front weakens, which is hard to say."