1) Diminished 2) Enfeebled 3) Feeble 4) Helpless 5) Impaired 6) Impaired by diminution 7) Ineffectual 8) Lessened 9) Lost vigor 10) Made weak or weaker 11) Mixed with water 12) Powerless 13) Reduced in strength 14) Vitiated 15) Watered down Found on https://www.crosswordclues.com/clue/weakened
A horse which started off well in a race and was in a position from which it could win, but could not keep up that pace or keep up with the pace of the other runners and dropped back in the field. That horse is said to have weakened. Found on http://www.encyclo.co.uk/local/21679