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    debilitate
    /dɪˈbɪlɪteɪt/

    verb

    • 1. make (someone) very weak and infirm: "he was severely debilitated by a stomach upset"

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  2. dictionary.cambridge.org › dictionary › englishDEBILITATE | English meaning - Cambridge Dictionary

    to make someone or something physically weak: Chemotherapy exhausted and debilitated him. Synonyms. drain. enfeeble formal. SMART Vocabulary: related words and phrases. Becoming and making less strong. abatement. adulterant. adulterated. dull. ease. emasculation. enervate. enervatingly. fade. hedge. melt. relieve. tottering. turn to jelly idiom.

  3. www.merriam-webster.com › dictionary › debilitateDebilitate Definition & Meaning - Merriam-Webster

    The meaning of DEBILITATE is to impair the strength of : enfeeble. How to use debilitate in a sentence. Did you know? Synonym Discussion of Debilitate.

  4. www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com › definition › englishdebilitate verb - Definition, pictures, pronunciation and usage...

    Definition of debilitate verb in Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary. Meaning, pronunciation, picture, example sentences, grammar, usage notes, synonyms and more.

  5. www.dictionary.com › browse › debilitateDEBILITATE Definition & Meaning | Dictionary.com

    Debilitate definition: to make weak or feeble; enfeeble. See examples of DEBILITATE used in a sentence.

  6. www.vocabulary.com › dictionary › debilitateDebilitate - Definition, Meaning & Synonyms | Vocabulary.com

    To debilitate something is to make it weaker. A bad flu may debilitate your powers of concentration, like the New Year's resolutions that temporarily debilitate bakeries' business. The verb debilitate traces back to the Latin word debilis, meaning “lame, disabled, crippled.”.

  7. www.collinsdictionary.com › dictionary › englishDEBILITATE definition and meaning | Collins English Dictionary

    To debilitate an organization, society, or government means to gradually make it weaker. [ formal ] ...their efforts to debilitate the political will of the Western alliance.

  8. dictionary.cambridge.org › us › dictionaryDEBILITATE | definition in the Cambridge English Dictionary

    to make someone or something physically weak: Chemotherapy exhausted and debilitated him. Synonyms. drain. enfeeble formal. SMART Vocabulary: related words and phrases. Becoming and making less strong. abatement. adulterant. adulterated. dull. ease. emasculation. enervate. enervatingly. fade. hedge. melt. relieve. tottering. turn to jelly idiom.

  9. en.m.wiktionary.org › wiki › debilitatedebilitate - Wiktionary, the free dictionary

    Jun 2, 2024 · debilitate (third-person singular simple present debilitates, present participle debilitating, simple past and past participle debilitated) ( transitive) To make feeble; to weaken . The American Dream suffered a debilitating effect after the subprime crisis.

  10. www.collinsdictionary.com › dictionary › english-wordAll content related to 'debilitate' - Collins Online Dictionary

    1. If you are debilitated by something such as an illness, it causes your body or mind to become gradually weaker. [formal] [...] 2. To debilitate an organization, society, or government means to gradually make it weaker. [formal] [...] More. Pronunciations of the word 'debilitate' British English: dɪbɪlɪteɪt American English: dɪbɪlɪteɪt. More.

  11. www.ldoceonline.com › dictionary › debilitatedebilitate | meaning of debilitate in Longman Dictionary of ...

    debilitate meaning, definition, what is debilitate: to make someone ill and weak: Learn more.