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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.