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enfeeble

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en·fee·ble  (n-fbl)
tr.v. en·fee·bled, en·fee·bling, en·fee·bles
To deprive of strength; make feeble.
en·feeble·ment n.
en·feebler n.
enfeeble [ɪnˈfiːbəl]
vb
(tr) to make weak; deprive of strength
enfeeblement  n
enfeebler  n
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Verb1.enfeeble - make weak; "Life in the camp drained him"
debilitate, drain
weaken - lessen the strength of; "The fever weakened his body"
emaciate, macerate, waste - cause to grow thin or weak; "The treatment emaciated him"
Translations
enfeeble [ɪnˈfiːbl] VT → debilitar
enfeeble
vt → schwächen; enfeebled by → geschwächt durch
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