Attently
; intent.
adj.
late 15c., “attentive,” from latin attentus, past participle of attendere (see attend). as a noun, “intention, aim” (early 13c.), from old french atente “act of attending,” from fem. of latin attentus.
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to weaken or reduce in force, intensity, effect, quant-ty, or value: to attenuate desire. to make thin; make slender or fine. bacteriology, immunology. to render less virulent, as a strain of pathogenic virus or bacterium. electronics. to decrease the amplitude of (an electronic signal). to become thin or fine; lessen. weakened; diminishing. botany. tapering gradually […]
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to weaken or reduce in force, intensity, effect, quant-ty, or value: to attenuate desire. to make thin; make slender or fine. bacteriology, immunology. to render less virulent, as a strain of pathogenic virus or bacterium. electronics. to decrease the amplitude of (an electronic signal). to become thin or fine; lessen. weakened; diminishing. botany. tapering gradually […]
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to weaken or reduce in force, intensity, effect, quant-ty, or value: to attenuate desire. to make thin; make slender or fine. bacteriology, immunology. to render less virulent, as a strain of pathogenic virus or bacterium. electronics. to decrease the amplitude of (an electronic signal). to become thin or fine; lessen. weakened; diminishing. botany. tapering gradually […]