unstrengthened
unstrengthened — verb
- unstrengthenedpresent simple I / you / we / they
- unstrengtheneds3rd person singular
- unstrengtheneding-ing form
- unstrengthenededpast simple
1. to drain the bodily power or structural soundness from a person, creature, or ob
to drain the bodily power or structural soundness from a person, creature, or object, leaving it unable to bear strain, weight, or wear
The fever unstrengthened Marta until she could barely lift a spoon.
transitive: unstrengthen + [person]
Months of hunger unstrengthened the garrison before the final assault began.
transitive: unstrengthen + [group]
Damp rot had unstrengthened the oak beams that held up the chapel roof.
The long winter unstrengthened the old mare, and she stumbled often.
The fortress walls were unstrengthened by years of rain and neglect.
- weaken
the modern standard equivalent, used in all registers
- enfeeble
formal and somewhat dated; shares the old-fashioned tone
- debilitate
focuses on sapping vigour, especially from illness or exhaustion
- strengthen
the direct opposite; common in all registers
- fortify
implies reinforcing against attack or strain
文法句型
unstrengthen + [person/thing]
用法筆記
An archaic verb, now obsolete in modern English. It appears mainly in texts written before 1800. The modern equivalent is weaken.