debilitate

[ dih-bil-i-teyt ]

/ dɪˈbɪl ɪˌteɪt /

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verb (used with object), de·bil·i·tat·ed, de·bil·i·tat·ing.

to make weak or feeble; enfeeble: The siege of pneumonia debilitated her completely.

Origin of debilitate

1525–35; <Latin dēbilitātus (past participle of dēbilitāre), equivalent to dēbilit-, stem of dēbilis weak + -ātus-ate¹

SYNONYMS FOR debilitate

weaken, deplete, enervate, devitalize.

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OTHER WORDS FROM debilitate

de·bil·i·tant, nounde·bil·i·ta·tion, nounde·bil·i·ta·tive, adjectivenon·de·bil·i·tat·ing, adjective

non·de·bil·i·ta·tion, nounnon·de·bil·i·ta·tive, adjectiveo·ver·de·bil·i·tate, verb (used with object), o·ver·de·bil·i·tat·ed, o·ver·de·bil·i·tat·ing.un·de·bil·i·tat·ed, adjectiveun·de·bil·i·tat·ing, adjectiveun·de·bil·i·ta·tive, adjective

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Example sentences from the Web for debilitate

We watched them silently, too debilitated to even move out of their way.
The Extinction Parade: An Original Zombie Story by Max Brooks|Max Brooks|January 14, 2011|DAILY BEAST
His wound was painful, and he was so debilitated that he was unable to discharge his duties.
The Boys of '61|Charles Carleton Coffin.
Erysipelas is generally symptomatic of a debilitated or bad constitution.
Cooley's Cyclopdia of Practical Receipts and Collateral Information in the Arts, Manufactures, Professions, and Trades..., Sixth Edition, Volume I|Arnold Cooley
But the volitional faculty of the generation, according to Nietzsche, is so debilitated as to be utterly inadequate to its office.
Prophets of Dissent|Otto Heller

The severe forms of intermittent are most apt to occur in the very young, or in the aged, or in debilitated persons generally.
Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 17, Slice 4|Various
Everything, save one or two spots all fire or all darkness, was dim in his debilitated mind.
Northern Lights|Gilbert Parker

British Dictionary definitions for debilitate

debilitate

/ (dɪˈbɪlɪˌteɪt) /

verb

(tr) to make feeble; weaken

Derived forms of debilitate

debilitation, noun

Word Origin for debilitate

C16: from Latin dēbilitāre, from dēbilis weak

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单词	debilitate
释义	debilitate [ dih-bil-i-teyt ] / dɪˈbɪl ɪˌteɪt / SEE SYNONYMS FOR debilitate ON THESAURUS.COM verb (used with object), de·bil·i·tat·ed, de·bil·i·tat·ing. to make weak or feeble; enfeeble: The siege of pneumonia debilitated her completely. Origin of debilitate 1525–35; <Latin dēbilitātus (past participle of dēbilitāre), equivalent to dēbilit-, stem of dēbilis weak + -ātus-ate¹ SYNONYMS FOR debilitate weaken, deplete, enervate, devitalize. SEE SYNONYMS FOR debilitate ON THESAURUS.COM OTHER WORDS FROM debilitate de·bil·i·tant, nounde·bil·i·ta·tion, nounde·bil·i·ta·tive, adjectivenon·de·bil·i·tat·ing, adjective non·de·bil·i·ta·tion, nounnon·de·bil·i·ta·tive, adjectiveo·ver·de·bil·i·tate, verb (used with object), o·ver·de·bil·i·tat·ed, o·ver·de·bil·i·tat·ing.un·de·bil·i·tat·ed, adjectiveun·de·bil·i·tat·ing, adjectiveun·de·bil·i·ta·tive, adjective Dictionary.com UnabridgedBased on the Random House Unabridged Dictionary, © Random House, Inc. 2020 Example sentences from the Web for debilitate We watched them silently, too debilitated to even move out of their way. The Extinction Parade: An Original Zombie Story by Max Brooks\|Max Brooks\|January 14, 2011\|DAILY BEAST His wound was painful, and he was so debilitated that he was unable to discharge his duties. The Boys of '61\|Charles Carleton Coffin. Erysipelas is generally symptomatic of a debilitated or bad constitution. Cooley's Cyclopdia of Practical Receipts and Collateral Information in the Arts, Manufactures, Professions, and Trades..., Sixth Edition, Volume I\|Arnold Cooley But the volitional faculty of the generation, according to Nietzsche, is so debilitated as to be utterly inadequate to its office. Prophets of Dissent\|Otto Heller The severe forms of intermittent are most apt to occur in the very young, or in the aged, or in debilitated persons generally. Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 17, Slice 4\|Various Everything, save one or two spots all fire or all darkness, was dim in his debilitated mind. Northern Lights\|Gilbert Parker British Dictionary definitions for debilitate debilitate / (dɪˈbɪlɪˌteɪt) / verb (tr) to make feeble; weaken Derived forms of debilitate debilitation, noun Word Origin for debilitate C16: from Latin dēbilitāre, from dēbilis weak Collins English Dictionary - Complete & Unabridged 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012 Words related to debilitate eviscerate, attenuate, disable, cripple, exhaust, harm, mar, devitalize, injure, prostrate, extenuate, relax, hurt, enfeeble, spoil, enervate, sap, blunt, undermine, weaken
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debilitate

verb (used with object), de·bil·i·tat·ed, de·bil·i·tat·ing.

Origin of debilitate

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British Dictionary definitions for debilitate

verb

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