"Weakened" means to become or make something less strong, powerful, or effective than before.
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Over the past few years, researchers have become aware of
weakened immune systems in bodybuilders and athletes.
An immune system
weakened by alcohol abuse has a hard time fighting off viruses, germs, and all types of illness.
The bacteria can be especially dangerous for children, the elderly, people
with weakened immune systems, and pregnant women.
To address any possible safety concerns associated with this vaccine, the team developed two next generation candidate vaccines that contain
further weakened forms of the vaccine.
Plus, whatever my faith is, it is
not weakened by learning more of other faiths.
The effects of maltreatment did not
weaken as the participants got older.
One factor that contributed to this fall's extreme decline was that the ice was entering the melt season in an already
weakened state.
Low progesterone is also a precursor to osteoporosis, and can put women at risk
for weakened bone strength and stress fractures.
While many factors, including weather and geology, likely played into their rare collapse, the glaciers were
also weakened by ongoing climate change, the researchers noted.
As our bodies age and our immune systems
weaken from illness, poor diet and / or addictive substances, we sometimes need to give our system an extra helping hand.
We played a grossly
weakened side for the cup and they played a full strength squad.
Since many of us lead inactive, sedentary lives, our core muscles
weaken over time.
The euro should probably strengthen against the dollar but
weaken against Asian currencies.
This is a surgical procedure where the gum is cut away exposing the area of
weakened bone.
The impact of central bank intervention has
already weakened progressively in recent years, because it relies on the ability of fools to constantly raise the ante.
Meanwhile, many others oppose the new standards movement, saying common standards will
only weaken schools.
It's far too commonplace for businesses to become so focused on the next month or the next quarter that they become increasingly
weakened because they never build the structure to support growth.
The effectiveness of this critique is substantially
weakened when Christian programs, in their effort to be seen as relevant and sophisticated, adopt the same images of glamour and success.
But the European fungus proved to be
so weakened by the virus that it couldn't compete against American strains.
It is the end result of a progressively
weakened heart muscle and is one of the most serious medical conditions affecting domestic dogs.
The USD could also
weaken if it loses its safe haven premium.
But some experts fear proposed changes could
actually weaken protections for public health.
A woman's abdominal muscles will be both stretched and
weakened after giving birth, and her body will not automatically restore itself to its original condition.
If these valves
become weakened by unhealthy lifestyle, lack of exercise, bad diet, or genetic abnormalities they are not able to close properly.
This aspect of sovereignty has been seriously
weakened during the second half of the twentieth century.
But after the fact, the argument was
greatly weakened by corrections to the record in question, which now show warming in line with other metrics.
After a few months with little movement, the shoulder will be
considerably weakened so strengthening exercises are important.
As much as I liked printed books, I switched almost completely to electronic versions due to
weakened eyes.
Further stress on the leg could lead to a full tear and could also cause the right unaffected leg to
weaken due to extra compensation from shift of weight.
Consumers, as well as the government, are borrowing more amid
weakened economic conditions.
Were you all aware at the time that the absence of vouchers might
weaken support for the law among conservatives?
The phase change occurred also because of a profoundly
weakened global economy and lower demand growth for oil.
The good news is that the event seems to have reached its peak, and is expected to
gradually weaken over the next few months.
The state teachers union agrees, saying it is part of an effort to
weaken public schools.
Even in a flat housing market, consumer spending could
weaken since homeowners will not feel as rich as they do when prices rise.
It could also pave the way for attackers to
weaken other security features.
At the expense of justice, governments improve the cost - efficiency of the criminal justice system but
thereby weaken the safeguards against wrongful convictions.
As a result, I believe the yen will continue to
weaken through monetary injections and low interest rates.
The researchers found strengthened connectivity in a region of the brain where
weakened connections have been linked with memory loss.
Well, chicken or egg, all of it — I mean, you could have had adrenal stress, which
then weaken the gut.