Stress and Weaken

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Stress verb - To make more apparent.

Usage example: his bad performance only stressed what I'd been saying all along

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Weaken is an antonym for stress.

Nearby Words: stressed, stressful, stressing

Weaken verb - To diminish the physical strength of.

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Stress is an antonym for weaken in strain topic.

Nearby Words: weak, weakness, weakening

power	stress power	weaken power
point	stress point	weaken point

Truth in Television to a degree: Depression, stress and lack of "will to live" do appear to weaken the immune system.

Source: Death by Despair

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