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weaken (oh)



to make someone or something less powerful or less important, or to become less powerful
-opposite strengthen strengthen
::Over the last two years the president's position has weakened.
::Changes in policy have weakened the power of the trade unions.
::The absence of this witness has weakened the case against the accused.
to make someone lose their physical strength, or to become physically weak
::Julia was weakened by her long illness.
to make someone less determined, or to become less determined
::Such policies weaken the resolve of potential troublemakers.
::When she begged him to let her stay, he weakened.
to make a building, structure etc less strong, or to become less strong
::The earthquake in Cairo weakened a number of structures.
if a particular country's money or a company's share prices weaken, or if they are weakened, their value is reduced
weaken against
::The pound has weakened against the dollar.

Kandy (sh)




Important independent monarchy in Ceylon (Sri Lanka) at the end of the 15th century and the last Sinhalese kingdom to be subjugated by a colonial power.

Kandy survived the predations of the Portuguese by allying with the Dutch and survived the Dutch by seeking British aid; when the British took over Ceylon in 1796, Kandy was left on its own. The first British attack on Kandy in 1803 failed; in 1815 Kandyan chiefs invited the British to overthrow a tyrannical king, and in 1818 those chiefs' rebellion against the British was suppressed.