To become thin or fine; to grow less.
To reduce the amplitude of an electrical, radio, or optical signal.
To weaken.
To reduce in size, force, value, amount, or degree.
To rarefy.
(of a beer) To become less dense as a result of the conversion of sugar to alcohol.
To reduce the virulence of a bacterium or virus.
To make thinner, as by physically reshaping, starving, or decaying.
Gradually tapering into a petiole-like extension toward the base.
To grow better; to advance to a better state; to become improved.
To repair (something that is torn, broken, defaced, decayed, or otherwise damaged)
To put in a better state; to set right; to reform;
To quicken
To help, to advance, to further; to add to.
A place, as in clothing, which has been repaired by mending.
The act of repairing or recovering.