enfeeble
verb /ɪnˈfiːbl/
/ɪnˈfiːbl/
(formal)Verb Forms
| present simple I / you / we / they enfeeble | /ɪnˈfiːbl/ /ɪnˈfiːbl/ |
| he / she / it enfeebles | /ɪnˈfiːblz/ /ɪnˈfiːblz/ |
| past simple enfeebled | /ɪnˈfiːbld/ /ɪnˈfiːbld/ |
| past participle enfeebled | /ɪnˈfiːbld/ /ɪnˈfiːbld/ |
| -ing form enfeebling | /ɪnˈfiːblɪŋ/ /ɪnˈfiːblɪŋ/ |
- enfeeble somebody/something to make somebody/something weak
- The soldiers were enfeebled by lack of nutrition.
Word OriginMiddle English: from Old French enfeblir, from en- (expressing a change of state) + feble ‘feeble’.