At‐ten″u‐ate, v. i. To become thin, slender, or fine; to grow less; to lessen.
The attention attenuates as its sphere contracts.
Coleridge.
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Webster's Dictionary 1913
Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary, C. & G. Merriam Co., 1913.