render weak

render weak
index debilitate, dilute, disarm (divest of arms)

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  • render — 01. One of the problems with pesticide use is that over time insects become resistant to it, [rendering] it ineffective. 02. Superman was [rendered] as weak and helpless as a kitten in the presence of the material known as kryptonite. 03. Tape… …   Grammatical examples in English

  • Weakness — (Roget s Thesaurus) < N PARAG:Weakness >N GRP: N 1 Sgm: N 1 weakness weakness &c. >Adj. Sgm: N 1 debility debility atony relaxation languor enervation Sgm: N 1 impotence impotence &c. 158 Sgm: N 1 …   English dictionary for students

  • disarm — I (divest of arms) verb arma homini adimere, attenuate, cripple, deactivate, debilitate, decimate, deescalate, demilitarize, demobilize, deprive of arms, deprive of means of defense, deprive of power, deprive of strength, deprive of weapons,… …   Law dictionary

  • dilute — di·lute /dī lüt, də / vt di·lut·ed, di·lut·ing: to cause dilution of Merriam Webster’s Dictionary of Law. Merriam Webster. 1996. dilute …   Law dictionary

  • evirate — verb /ˈɛvɪɹeɪt/ a) To castrate. Some philosophers and divines have evirated themselves, and put out their eyes voluntarily, the better to contemplate. b) To render weak or unmanly. The pope offered a hundred marks in Latin to who should… …   Wiktionary

  • debilitate — I verb cripple, denature, deprive of strength, devitalize, emasculate, enervate, enfeeble, eviscerate, exhaust, impair, incapacitate, injure, lessen, make feeble, make languid, reduce, render weak, sap the strength of, undermine, weaken II index… …   Law dictionary

  • debilitate — v. a. Weaken, enervate, enfeeble, exhaust, prostrate, relax, render weak, make languid …   New dictionary of synonyms

  • international relations — a branch of political science dealing with the relations between nations. [1970 75] * * * Study of the relations of states with each other and with international organizations and certain subnational entities (e.g., bureaucracies and political… …   Universalium

  • France — /frans, frahns/; Fr. /frddahonns/, n. 1. Anatole /ann nann tawl /, (Jacques Anatole Thibault), 1844 1924, French novelist and essayist: Nobel prize 1921. 2. a republic in W Europe. 58,470,421; 212,736 sq. mi. (550,985 sq. km). Cap.: Paris. 3.… …   Universalium

  • HEBREW LANGUAGE — This entry is arranged according to the following scheme: pre biblical biblical the dead sea scrolls mishnaic medieval modern period A detailed table of contents precedes each section. PRE BIBLICAL nature of the evidence the sources phonology… …   Encyclopedia of Judaism

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