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debilitating

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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.
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Adj.1.debilitating - impairing the strength and vitality
invigorating - imparting strength and vitality; "the invigorating mountain air"

debilitating
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Spanish debilitating [dɪˈbɪlɪteɪtɪŋ] adj [illness etc] → debilitante
German debilitating [dɪˈbɪlɪteɪtɪŋ] debilitate adjschwächend

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I forgit myself when I take such an interest in your breakfast, as to wish your frame, exhausted by the debilitating effects of prodigygality, to be stimilated by the 'olesome nourishment of your forefathers.
"Jes' lemme think a bit," said Bert, finding the stare debilitating.
 
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