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Webster 1913 Edition
Debilitate
De-bil′i-tate
,Verb.
T.
[
imp. & p. p.
Debilitated
; p. pr. & vb. n.
Debilitating
.] To impair the strength of; to weaken; to enfeeble;
as, to
. debilitate
the body by intemperanceVarious ails
debilitate
the mind. Jenyns.
The
debilitated
frame of Mr. Bertram was exhausted by this last effort. Sir W. Scott.
Webster 1828 Edition
Debilitate
DEBIL'ITATE
,Verb.
T.
DEBIL'ITATE
D,pp.
DEBIL'ITATING, ppr. Weakening; enfeebling; impairing strength.
DEBILITA'TION, n. The act of weakening; relaxation.
DEBIL'ITY, n. Relaxation of the solids; weakness; feebleness; languor of body; faintness; imbecility; as, morbid sweats induce debility.
DEB'IT, n. [L. debitum, from debeo, to owe.] Debt. It is usually written debt. But it is used in mercantile language, as the debit side of an account.
DEB'IT, v.t.
Definition 2024
debilitate
debilitate
See also: debilitātē and debilitāte
English
Verb
debilitate (third-person singular simple present debilitates, present participle debilitating, simple past and past participle debilitated)
- To make feeble; to weaken.
- The American Dream suffered a debilitating effect after the subprime crisis.
- 2015 March 12, Daniel Taylor, “Chelsea out of Champions League after Thiago Silva sends 10-man PSG through on away goals”, in The Guardian (London):
- Twice, they found themselves behind, seemingly on their way out, and on both occasions they absolutely refused to let their lack of numbers debilitate them.
Synonyms
Related terms
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Translations
to make feeble; to weaken
External links
- debilitate in Webster’s Revised Unabridged Dictionary, G. & C. Merriam, 1913
- debilitate in The Century Dictionary, The Century Co., New York, 1911
Italian
Verb
debilitate
- second-person plural present indicative of debilitare
- second-person plural imperative of debilitare
- feminine plural of debilitato