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de·bil·i·tate
(dĭ-bĭl′ĭ-tāt′)tr.v. de·bil·i·tat·ed, de·bil·i·tat·ing, de·bil·i·tates
To sap the strength or energy of; enervate.
de·bil′i·ta′tion n.
de·bil′i·ta′tive adj.
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debilitate
(dɪˈbɪlɪˌteɪt)vb
(tr) to make feeble; weaken
[C16: from Latin dēbilitāre, from dēbilis weak]
deˌbiliˈtation n
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de•bil•i•tate
(dɪˈbɪl ɪˌteɪt)v.t. -tat•ed, -tat•ing.
to make weak; enfeeble.
[1525–35; < Latin dēbilitātus past participle of dēbilitāre, v. derivative of dēbilis weak]
de•bil′i•tant, n.
de•bil`i•ta′tion, n.
de•bil′i•ta`tive, adj.
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debilitate
Past participle: debilitated
Gerund: debilitating
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| Verb | 1. | debilitate - make weak; "Life in the camp drained him" weaken - lessen the strength of; "The fever weakened his body" |
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debilitate
verb weaken, exhaust, wear out, sap, incapacitate, prostrate, enfeeble, enervate, devitalize Fear threatened to debilitate me.
stimulate, wake up, animate, rouse, brighten, enliven, perk up, energize, pep up, invigorate, vitalize
stimulate, wake up, animate, rouse, brighten, enliven, perk up, energize, pep up, invigorate, vitalize
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debilitate
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Translations
يُضْعِف، يوهِن
oslabitzeslabit
afkræfte
elgyengít
veikja
sekinti
novājināt
takatsiz bırakmakzayıflatmak
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debilitate
vt → schwächen
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debilitate
(diˈbiliteit) verb to make weak.
deˈbility noun bodily weakness. Despite his debility, he leads a normal life.
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debilitate
v. debilitar; debilitarse.
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