enfeeble


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en·fee·ble

 (ĕn-fē′bəl)
tr.v. en·fee·bled, en·fee·bling, en·fee·bles
To deprive of strength; make feeble.
en·fee′ble·ment n.
en·fee′bler n.
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enfeeble

(ɪnˈfiːbəl)
vb
(tr) to make weak; deprive of strength
enˈfeeblement n
enˈfeebler n
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en•fee•ble

(ɛnˈfi bəl)

v.t. -bled, -bling.
to make feeble.
[1300–50; Middle English < Old French enfeblir]
en•fee′ble•ment, n.
en•fee′bler, n.
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enfeeble


Past participle: enfeebled
Gerund: enfeebling

Imperative
enfeeble
enfeeble
Present
I enfeeble
you enfeeble
he/she/it enfeebles
we enfeeble
you enfeeble
they enfeeble
Preterite
I enfeebled
you enfeebled
he/she/it enfeebled
we enfeebled
you enfeebled
they enfeebled
Present Continuous
I am enfeebling
you are enfeebling
he/she/it is enfeebling
we are enfeebling
you are enfeebling
they are enfeebling
Present Perfect
I have enfeebled
you have enfeebled
he/she/it has enfeebled
we have enfeebled
you have enfeebled
they have enfeebled
Past Continuous
I was enfeebling
you were enfeebling
he/she/it was enfeebling
we were enfeebling
you were enfeebling
they were enfeebling
Past Perfect
I had enfeebled
you had enfeebled
he/she/it had enfeebled
we had enfeebled
you had enfeebled
they had enfeebled
Future
I will enfeeble
you will enfeeble
he/she/it will enfeeble
we will enfeeble
you will enfeeble
they will enfeeble
Future Perfect
I will have enfeebled
you will have enfeebled
he/she/it will have enfeebled
we will have enfeebled
you will have enfeebled
they will have enfeebled
Future Continuous
I will be enfeebling
you will be enfeebling
he/she/it will be enfeebling
we will be enfeebling
you will be enfeebling
they will be enfeebling
Present Perfect Continuous
I have been enfeebling
you have been enfeebling
he/she/it has been enfeebling
we have been enfeebling
you have been enfeebling
they have been enfeebling
Future Perfect Continuous
I will have been enfeebling
you will have been enfeebling
he/she/it will have been enfeebling
we will have been enfeebling
you will have been enfeebling
they will have been enfeebling
Past Perfect Continuous
I had been enfeebling
you had been enfeebling
he/she/it had been enfeebling
we had been enfeebling
you had been enfeebling
they had been enfeebling
Conditional
I would enfeeble
you would enfeeble
he/she/it would enfeeble
we would enfeeble
you would enfeeble
they would enfeeble
Past Conditional
I would have enfeebled
you would have enfeebled
he/she/it would have enfeebled
we would have enfeebled
you would have enfeebled
they would have enfeebled
Collins English Verb Tables © HarperCollins Publishers 2011
ThesaurusAntonymsRelated WordsSynonymsLegend:
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"
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enfeeble

verb
To lessen or deplete the nerve, energy, or strength of:
attenuate, debilitate, devitalize, enervate, sap, undermine, undo, unnerve, weaken.
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Translations

enfeeble

[ɪnˈfiːbl] VT → debilitar
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enfeeble

vt → schwächen; enfeebled by → geschwächt durch
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