debilitate
[ dih-bil-i-teyt ]
/ dɪˈbɪl ɪˌteɪt /
verb (used with object), de·bil·i·tat·ed, de·bil·i·tat·ing.
to make weak or feeble; enfeeble: The siege of pneumonia debilitated her completely.
Origin of debilitate
1525–35; < Latin
dēbilitātus (past participle of
dēbilitāre), equivalent to
dēbilit-, stem of
dēbilis weak +
-ātus
-ate1
SYNONYMS FOR debilitate
OTHER WORDS FROM debilitate
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Example sentences from the Web for debilitation
Contraries, when near and militant, will be troublesome to each other, and seek each other's destruction or debilitation.
A Christian Directory (Part 4 of 4) |Richard Baxter
British Dictionary definitions for debilitation
debilitate
/ (dɪˈbɪlɪˌteɪt) /
verb
(tr)
to make feeble; weaken
Derived forms of debilitate
debilitation, nounWord Origin for debilitate
C16: from Latin
dēbilitāre, from
dēbilis weak