weakening

The fact that most of their assets have been unfrozen could be seen as weakening the Romanian authorities' ability to compel them to come back.

That by ending Moscow's isolation and seeking a quick ceasefire he risks emboldening Putin, weakening Europe and leaving Ukraine open to being devoured.

Democrats on Capitol Hill were incensed over Trump's pick calling the move "completely unjustified" and a "weakening of America."

Supervisor Shamann Walton, a progressive, voiced concerns about weakening government checks and balances and the lack of details in Lurie’s plan before casting the lone “no” vote against the ordinance.

She left with a defibrillator and a diagnosis of broken heart syndrome, a colloquial term for rapid weakening of the heart muscle.