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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
adjective weakening, tiring, exhausting, draining, fatiguing, wearing, sapping, incapacitating, enervating, enfeebling, devitalizing << OPPOSITE invigorating
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Spanish debilitating [dɪˈbɪlɪteɪtɪŋ] adj [illness etc] → debilitante
German debilitating [dɪˈbɪlɪteɪtɪŋ] debilitate adj → schwächend
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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.
Great Expectations by Dickens, Charles View in context
"Jes' lemme think a bit," said Bert, finding the stare debilitating.
The War in the Air by Wells, H.G. View in context
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