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verb (attenuat, ing)
  1. (transitive) To reduce in size, force, value, amount, or degree
  2. (transitive) To weaken
  3. (transitive) To rarefy
  4. (transitive) To reduce the virulence of a bacteria or virus
  5. (transitive) (electronics) To reduce the amplitude of an electrical signal
adjective 
  1. (botany, of leaves) Gradually tapering into a petiole-like extension toward the base.

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