Fall
Fall verb - To grow less in scope or intensity especially gradually.
Usage example: manufacturing in the area is falling, and closing signs are going up all over
Weaken
Weaken verb - Become weaker.
Usage example: The prisoner's resistance weakened after seven days
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- They could dig underneath walls during sieges, then collapse the tunnels, causing the walls to weaken and fall.
Source: Boring But Practical / Real Life - Its been stated that if Western Civilization were to fall it would weaken the Olympians.
Source: Gods Need Prayer Badly - While the fall only caused him minor injuries, the sudden shift in temperature caused his immune system to weaken.
Source: Catch Your Death of Cold
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Weaken and Fall. (2016). Retrieved 2026, July 22, from https://thesaurus.plus/related/fall/weaken
Fall & Weaken. N.p., 2016. Web. 22 Jul. 2026. <https://thesaurus.plus/related/fall/weaken>.
Weaken or Fall. 2016. Accessed July 22, 2026. https://thesaurus.plus/related/fall/weaken.
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