Attenuate
Crossword Clue and Answers

Crossword Answers

3 letters

SAP
Deplete; "exhaust one's savings"; "We quickly played out our strength"

CUT
With parts removed; "the drastically cut film"

4 letters

SLIM
Take off weight

FADE
Gradually ceasing to be visible

5 letters

TAPER
Stick of wax with a wick in the middle

FADED
Reduced in strength; "the faded tones of an old recording"

ABATE
Make less active or intense

LOWER
The lower of two berths

BREAK
An escape from jail; "the breakout was carefully planned"

WATER
Liquid excretory product; "there was blood in his urine"; "the child had to make water"

6 letters

WITHER
Wither, as with a loss of moisture; "The fruit dried and shriveled"

IMPAIR
Make imperfect; "nothing marred her beauty"

DILUTE
Corrupt, debase, or make impure by adding a foreign or inferior substance; often by replacing valuable ingredients with inferior ones; "adulterate liquor"

REFINE
Reduce to a fine, unmixed, or pure state; separate from extraneous matter or cleanse from impurities; "refine sugar"

EXTEND
Continue or extend; "The civil war carried into the neighboring province"; "The disease extended into the remote mountain provinces"

DEBASE
Lower in value by increasing the base-metal content

REDUCE
Take off weight

SHRINK
A physician who specializes in psychiatry

RARIFY
Make more complex, intricate, or richer; "refine a design or pattern"

LESSEN
Decrease in size, extent, or range; "The amount of homework decreased towards the end of the semester"; "The cabin pressure fell dramatically"; "her weight fell to under a hundred pounds"; "his voice fell to a whisper"

RAREFY
Weaken the consistency of (a chemical substance)

WEAKEN
Reduce the level or intensity or size or scope of; "de-escalate a crisis"

7 letters

DEFLATE
Release contained air or gas from; "deflate the air mattress"

DISABLE
Injure permanently; "He was disabled in a car accident"

DEPRESS
Press down; "Depress the space key"

VITIATE
Make imperfect; "nothing marred her beauty"

CHEAPEN
Lower the grade of something; reduce its worth

STRETCH
Increase in quantity or bulk by adding a cheaper substance; "stretch the soup by adding some more cream"; "extend the casserole with a little rice"

8 letters

SLIMDOWN
Take off weight

DECREASE
The act of decreasing or reducing something

DIMINISH
Decrease in size, extent, or range; "The amount of homework decreased towards the end of the semester"; "The cabin pressure fell dramatically"; "her weight fell to under a hundred pounds"; "his voice fell to a whisper"

ELONGATE
Make long or longer by pulling and stretching; "stretch the fabric"

CONTRACT
A binding agreement between two or more persons that is enforceable by law

MARKDOWN
Reduce the price of

WRITEOFF
Reduce the estimated value of something; "For tax purposes you can write off the laser printer"

ENFEEBLE
Make weak; "Life in the camp drained him"

MITIGATE
Make less severe or harsh; "mitigating circumstances"

WEAKENED
Impaired by diminution

9 letters

CONSTRICT
Squeeze or press together; "she compressed her lips"; "the spasm contracted the muscle"

UNDERMINE
Hollow out as if making a cave or opening; "The river was caving the banks"

DISSIPATE
Move away from each other; "The crowds dispersed"; "The children scattered in all directions when the teacher approached";

EXTENUATE
Lessen or to try to lessen the seriousness or extent of; "The circumstances extenuate the crime"

DEVALUATE
Remove the value from; deprive of its value

DOWNGRADE
The property possessed by a slope or surface that descends

WATERDOWN
Make less strong or intense; "water down the mixture"

10 letters

DEBILITATE
Make weak; "Life in the camp drained him"

UNDERPRICE
Sell at artificially low prices

ATTENUATED
Reduced in strength; "the faded tones of an old recording"

12 letters

UNSTRENGTHEN

13 letters

UNDERESTIMATE
Assign too low a value to; "Don't underestimate the value of this heirloom-you may sell it at a good price"