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Search phrase: weaken

Plays

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All's Well That Ends WellAW II.i.85Than I dare blame my weakness. Will you see her,Then I dare blame my weakenesse: will you see her?
Antony and CleopatraAC V.ii.342.2O, noble weakness!Oh Noble weakenesse:
Henry IV Part 22H4 I.i.140And as the wretch whose fever-weakened joints,And as the Wretch, whose Feauer-weakned ioynts,
Henry IV Part 22H4 I.i.144Weakened with grief, being now enraged with grief,(Weak'ned with greefe) being now inrag'd with greefe,
Henry VH5 III.vi.122imperial: England shall repent his folly, see his weakness,imperiall: England shall repent his folly, see his weakenesse,
Henry VI Part 33H6 V.iv.38'Twere childish weakness to lament or fear.'Twere childish weakenesse to lament, or feare.
Julius CaesarJC IV.iii.274I think it is the weakness of mine eyesI thinke it is the weakenesse of mine eyes
King LearKL I.iv.224Either his notion weakens, his discerningsEither his Notion weakens, his Discernings
OthelloOth I.ii.75That weakens motion. I'll have't disputed on;That weakens Motion. Ile haue't disputed on,
OthelloOth II.iii.38not task my weakness with any more.not taske my weakenesse with any more.
Richard IIR2 III.ii.181Gives in your weakness strength unto your foe,Giues in your weakenesse, strength vnto your Foe;
Richard IIR2 V.i.27Transformed and weakened? Hath BolingbrokeTransform'd, and weaken'd? Hath Bullingbrooke
The Taming of the ShrewTS V.ii.173Our strength as weak, our weakness past compare,Our strength as weake, our weakenesse past compare,
The TempestTem IV.i.159Bear with my weakness; my old brain is troubled.Beare with my weakenesse, my old braine is troubled:
Troilus and CressidaTC I.iii.195To weaken and discredit our exposure,To weaken and discredit our exposure,
Troilus and CressidaTC III.ii.130Cunning in dumbness, from my weakness drawsComming in dumbnesse, from my weakenesse drawes
The Two Noble KinsmenTNK I.ii.12.1Our gain but life and weakness.Our gaine but life, and weakenes.
The Two Noble KinsmenTNK V.iv.52Weakens his price, and many will not buyWeakens his price, and many will not buy

Poems

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SonnetsSonn.23.4 Whose strength's abundance weakens his own heart; Whose strengths abondance weakens his owne heart;
SonnetsSonn.88.5 With mine own weakness being best acquainted, With mine owne weakenesse being best acquainted,
Venus and AdonisVen.892 With cold-pale weakness numbs each feeling part; With cold-pale weakenesse, nums ech feeling part,

Glossary

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feeblemake feeble, weaken
journey-batedweakened by travel, tired-out
palleddecayed, weakened, enfeebled
qualifymoderate, weaken, diminish
qualifydilute, weaken, mix with water
qualifyingmoderating, diluting, weakening
unbendslacken, weaken, undermine
weakweakening, debilitating, enfeebling
weakenlower, reduce, lessen

Thesaurus

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travel, weakened by journey-bated
weakenunbend
weakenqualify
weakenqualify
weakenfeeble
weakenedpalled
weakened by traveljourney-bated
weakeningweak
weakeningqualifying

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Words Families

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Word FamilyWord Family GroupWords
FEVERSTATEfever-weakened adj
WEAKBASICweaken v, weakened adj
WEAKDISEASEfever-weakened adj

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