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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
Verb
[-tating, -tated] to make gradually weaker [Latin debilis weak]
debilitation n
debilitating adj
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 [dɪˈbɪlɪteɪt] vtschwächen
debilitate [dɪˈbɪlɪteɪt] vtdebilitare

debilitate
v debilitate [diˈbiliteit]
to make weak. verswak, aantas, aftakelيُضْعِف، يوهِنотслабвамoslabit, zeslabitsvække(s); afkræfte(s)schwächenεξασθενίζωdebilitarnõrgestamaناتوان کردن؛ ضعیف کردنheikentäädébiliterלְהַחֲלִישकमजोर करनाoslabitielgyengítmelemahkanveikjadebilitare衰弱させる약하게 하다silpninti, sekintinovājinātmelemahkanverzwakkensvekkeosłabiaćdebilitara slăbiослаблятьoslabiťoslabitioslabitiförsvagaทำให้อ่อนกำลังzayıflatmak, takatsiz bırakmak使衰弱ослабляти, розслаблятиکمزور کرناlàm suy nhược使
n deˈbility
bodily weakness Despite his debility, he leads a normal life.swakte, kragteloosheidوَهْن، ضَعْفслабостslabost, ochablost, vyčerpanostsvækkelse; svagheddie Schwächeαδυναμίαdebilidadkehanõrkusناتوانی؛ ضعفraihnaisuusfaiblesseחוּלשָׁהदुर्बलता, कमजोरीslabost, mlohavostgyengeségkelemahanveiklundebolezza衰弱신체적 허약함išsekimasvājums; vārgums; nespēkskelemahanzwaktesvekkelse, svakhetosłabieniedebilidadeslăbiciuneслабостьslabosť, chabosťoslabelostslabostsvaghet, kraftlöshetความอ่อนแอzayıflık, takatsizlik衰弱слабкість, безсилляجسمانی کمزوریsự suy nhược

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