Synonyms for weakens
weak·ens

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1. List of paraphrases for "weakens":

   undermines, weaken, erodes, undercuts, dilutes, diminishes

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1. Amy Arnsten:

   If you feel like you're in control of the stressor, then there aren't these toxic brain changes, if you feel out of control it leads to chemical changes in the prefrontal cortex that weakens the connections, and over time actually erode those connections away.

2. Will Hurd:

   How do we understand the vulnerabilities that created this problem and ensure this kind of thing doesn't happen in the future? i don't think the government should be requesting anything that weakens the security of anything that is used by the federal government or American businesses.

3. Ray Mabus:

   It's a bigoted policy. It has not one shred of evidence behind it, in fact, all the evidence goes the other way. It goes against the basic American notion that it should be about what you can do and not who you are. ... To do this to patriots who are willing to serve -- not only willing, but eager to serve, who have raised their hands and said send me -- weakens our democracy and seriously weakens our military.

4. Karen Landers:

   If you have a situation that weakens your immune system or you have existing cuts or abrasions be aware that does raise your risk of bacterial infection, we recognize we are seeing a little more of this and we’re not sure what the reason is but we have to be aware.

5. Asuncion Mejias:

   Covid is a very proinflammatory virus, so it really weakens your immune response, and when you haven’t recovered yet, and you get a second hit, in this case, RSV or rhinovirus, you develop a more severe disease.