Attenuate and Heighten

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Attenuate verb - To diminish the price or value of.

Usage example: an investment attenuated by significant inflation over the years

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Heighten is an antonym for attenuate.

Heighten verb - To make markedly greater in measure or degree.

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Attenuate is an antonym for heighten.

Nearby Words: height, heightening

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Heighten and Attenuate. (2016). Retrieved 2026, August 15, from https://thesaurus.plus/related/attenuate/heighten

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