Good question, Piglet! ATTENUATE means to weaken or reduce the force, intensity, or effect of something. For example, walking ATTENUATES the health risks associated with eating too much honey!
ATTENUATE is a difficult word that has been a wrong answer on several recent vocabulary in context questions. Needless to say, Pooh’s knowledge of difficult SAT words impressed Piglet. Of course, Pooh has a secret - he is a subscriber to the InsiderTestPrep site on Substack!
ATTENUATE – to weaken or reduce the force, intensity, or effect of something.