Attenuate

a. [Lat. attenuo, attenuatus- ad, and tenuo, from tenuis, thin; Fr. atténuer.] To make thin; to render le consistent, or le viscid; opposed to con dense. "The ingredients are digested and attenuated by heat." Arbuthnot. quences. -v. i. To make an e ay, trial, or endeavor; or, an attack. "I have been so hardy to attempt upon a name, which among some is yet very sacred."-Glanville. -n. An e ay, trial, or endeavor; an attack, or a ault; or an effort to gain an end. "Alack! I am afraid they hare awak'd, And 'tis done; th' attempt , and not the deed, Confounds us."- Shaks. "If we be always prepared to receive an enemy, we shall long ive in peace and quietne , without any attempts upon us." Bacon .