Definitions
1.verbTo reduce in size, force, value, amount, or degree.
2.verbTo make thinner, as by physically reshaping, starving, or decaying.
3.verbTo become thin or fine; to grow less.
4.verbTo weaken.
5.verbTo rarefy.
6.verbTo reduce the virulence of a bacterium or virus.
7.verbTo reduce the amplitude of an electrical, radio, or optical signal.
8.verb(of a beer) To become less dense as a result of the conversion of sugar to alcohol.
9.adjectiveMade, or become weak; subject to attenuation.
10.adjectiveLong and tapering (especially of leaves)