NYT Dictionary

ATTENUATED

/ʌtˈɛnjuˌeɪtɪd/

VerbAdjectiveat-TEN-u-at-edat-ten-u-at-ed · 5 syllablesGrade 11

Accepted in official NYT Spelling Bee puzzle years: 2021

Meaning

simple past and past participle of attenuate

Origin: Latin

L. attenuatus, p. p

nonreplicatingrarefyattenuate fadedweakenedadulteratedairysanforizedabatedablated

unattenuated abjectfrightfulabsoluteprizeclean arrantcategoriccategoricalcomplete

No published puzzle dates on file for this word yet. It is part of the official NYT Spelling Bee word list for 2021.