attenuating

Definitions

Reducing the force, effect, or value of something.

Making something thinner, finer, or less dense.

Examples

The thick stone walls were effective at attenuating the noise from the busy street outside.

By attenuating the signal strength, the engineers were able to prevent interference between the two devices.

Synonyms

weakening reducing diminishing lessening thinning diluting mitigating

Antonyms

strengthening increasing intensifying amplifying bolstering fortifying augmenting