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debilitate

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de·bil·i·tate  (d-bl-tt)
tr.v. de·bil·i·tat·ed, de·bil·i·tat·ing, de·bil·i·tates
To sap the strength or energy of; enervate.

[Latin dbilitre, dbilitt-, from dbilis, weak; see bel- in Indo-European roots.]

de·bili·tation n.
de·bili·tative adj.

debilitate [dɪˈbɪlɪˌteɪt]
vb
(tr) to make feeble; weaken
[from Latin dēbilitāre, from dēbilis weak]
debilitation  n
ThesaurusLegend:  Synonyms Related Words Antonyms
Verb1.debilitate - make weak; "Life in the camp drained him"
weaken - lessen the strength of; "The fever weakened his body"
emaciate, macerate, waste - cause to grow thin or weak; "The treatment emaciated him"

debilitate
Translations
debilitate [dɪˈbɪlɪteɪt] VTdebilitar

debilitate [dɪˈbɪlɪteɪt] vtdébiliter

debilitate
vtschwächen

debilitate [dɪˈbɪlɪˌteɪt] vt (frm) → debilitare
debilitate [dɪˈbɪlɪˌteɪt] vt (frm) → debilitare

debilitate
v debilitate [diˈbiliteit]
to make weak. verswak, aantas, aftakel يُضْعِف، يوهِن отслабвам oslabit, zeslabit svække(s); afkræfte(s) schwächen εξασθενίζω debilitar 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 verzwakken svekke osłabiać debilitar a slăbi ослаблять oslabiť oslabiti oslabiti försvaga ทำให้อ่อนกำลัง zayıflatmak, takatsiz bırakmak 使衰弱 ослабляти, розслабляти کمزور کرنا làm suy nhược 使
n deˈbility
bodily weakness Despite his debility, he leads a normal life. swakte, kragteloosheid وَهْن، ضَعْف слабост slabost, ochablost, vyčerpanost svækkelse; svaghed die Schwäche αδυναμία debilidad kehanõrkus ناتوانی؛ ضعف heikkous faiblesse חוּלשָׁה दुर्बलता, कमजोरी slabost, mlohavost gyengeség kelemahan veiklun debolezza 衰弱 약함, 쇠약 išsekimas vājums; vārgums; nespēks kelemahan zwakte svekkelse, svakhet osłabienie debilidade slăbiciune слабость slabosť, chabosť oslabelost slabost svaghet, kraftlöshet ความอ่อนแอ zayıflık, takatsizlik 衰弱 слабкість, безсилля جسمانی کمزوری sự suy nhược


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