debilitate

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.

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[Latin dēbilitāre, dēbilitāt-, from dēbilis, weak; see bel- in Indo-European roots.]

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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

Imperative

debilitate

debilitate

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Thesaurus

Verb

1.

debilitate - make weak; "Life in the camp drained him" enfeeble, drain weaken - lessen the strength of; "The fever weakened his body" emaciate, macerate, waste - cause to grow thin or weak; "The treatment emaciated him"

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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

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debilitate

verb

To lessen or deplete the nerve, energy, or strength of:

attenuate, devitalize, enervate, enfeeble, sap, undermine, undo, unnerve, weaken.

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Translations

يُضْعِف، يوهِن

oslabitzeslabit

afkræfte

schwächen

débiliter

elgyengít

veikja

debilitaredebolezza

sekinti

novājināt

svekke

takatsiz bırakmakzayıflatmak

使衰弱

debilitate

[dɪˈbɪlɪteɪt] VT → debilitar

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debilitate

[dɪˈbɪlɪteɪt] vt → débiliter

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debilitate

vt → schwächen

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debilitate

[dɪˈbɪlɪˌteɪt] vt (frm) → debilitare

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debilitate

(diˈbiliteit) verb

to make weak. verswak, aantas, aftakel يُضْعِف، يوهِن отслабвам debilitar oslabit, zeslabit schwächen svække(s); afkræfte(s) εξασθενίζωdebilitar nõrgestama ناتوان کردن؛ ضعیف کردن heikentää débiliter לְהַחֲלִיש कमजोर करना oslabiti elgyengít melemahkan veikja debilitare 衰弱させる 약화시키디 silpninti, sekinti novājināt melemahkan verzwakkensvekkeosłabiać ضعيفول، كمزو كول، بې سيكه كول debilitar a slăbi ослаблять oslabiť oslabiti oslabiti försvaga ทำให้อ่อนกำลัง zayıflatmak, takatsiz bırakmak 使衰弱 ослабляти, розслабляти کمزور کرنا làm suy nhược 使衰弱

deˈbility noun

bodily weakness. Despite his debility, he leads a normal life. swakte, kragteloosheid وَهْن، ضَعْف слабост debilidade slabost, ochablost, vyčerpanost die Schwäche svækkelse; svaghed αδυναμίαdebilidad kehanõrkus ناتوانی؛ ضعف heikkous faiblesseחולשה दुर्बलता, कमजोरी slabost, mlohavost gyengeség kelemahan veiklun debolezza 衰弱 약함, 쇠약 išsekimas vājums; vārgums; nespēks kelemahan zwaktesvekkelse, svakhet osłabienie كمزورتيا، ضعيف والى، ناتوانى debilidade slăbiciune слабость slabosť, chabosť oslabelost slabost svaghet, kraftlöshet ความอ่อนแอ zayıflık, takatsizlik 衰弱 слабкість, безсилля جسمانی کمزوری sự suy nhược 衰弱

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debilitate

v. debilitar; debilitarse.

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