Atenuar in english
Attenuate
pronunciation: ətenjueɪt part of speech: verb
pronunciation: ətenjueɪt part of speech: verb
In gestures
atenuar = reduce ; temper ; mitigate ; attenuate ; tone down ; dim ; water down ; take + the bite out of ; soft-pedal ; deaden ; abate ; extenuate ; take + the teeth out of ; muffle.
Example: The disadvantage of inversion of words is that inversion or indirect word order reduces predictability of form of headings.Example: This advantage must be tempered by the fact that the standard centrally produced record may not always be consistent with local requirements.Example: Confusion caused by repetition of descriptive information in access points can be mitigated by careful screen design.Example: In the emerging technological environment of distributed systems, however, the informal or even formal links between source and user are attenuated or broken.Example: We found an increasing trend toward a more structured approach in data gathering procedures, while loose data collection was toned down significantly.Example: At first, analyzing the way he went about his work eroded his confidence, threw him off balance, dimmed some of his energetic spirit.Example: One of these proposals, a large jump in the dues for students and retired members, was watered down before finally being passed.Example: The aim of this paper is to chart a different course of interpretation through Husserl's earliest work; a course which doesn't take all of the bite out of Heidegger's critique of technology.Example: Antisemitism soft-pedal the importance of religious belief for comprehending the persistence of Jew-hatred.Example: This results in the epidural not reaching all of the nerve endings that should have been deadened by the anesthesia prior to the surgical process.Example: As the sobbing abated, the secretary's voice regained some steadiness.Example: The Depression extenuated the fact that impoverished Americans were helpless in a capitalistic system that denied them any voice.Example: Sometimes making fun of something terrible helps to take the teeth out of it.Example: By fencing your garden you can muffle traffic noise, protect your home from strong winds on the north and west, and offer permanent shady areas where you want them.more:
» atenuarse = grow + dim .
Example: The world round me may have grown dimmer with the passing of the years, but not the world reflected in the magic mirror of literature.