弱める

よわめる
JLPT:N1
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1To make something weaker or to reduce its intensity (deliberately); a transitive verb used for weakening force, sound, flavor, etc.

Group 2 VerbTransitive Verb

Examples

風の音がうるさいので、窓を少し閉めて音を弱めた。

The wind noise was loud, so I closed the window a bit to reduce the sound.

医師は薬の量を弱めることにした。

The doctor decided to reduce the dosage of the medicine.

相手の主張を弱めるために、具体的なデータを示した。

I presented concrete data to weaken the opponent's argument.

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