debilitate

Meaning

To make feeble; to weaken.

Synonyms

weaken

enfeeble

enervate

impair

wear out

soften

damp

exhaust

depress

devitalise

drain

devitalize

attenuate

exhausted

fade out

hurt

lessen

overbear

overcome

overpower

overwhelm

pine

quash

quell

shake

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subdue

take away

trim down

unbrace

unman

unnerve

vanquish

wash out

water down

worsen

make weak

fatigue

waste

tabefy

make less

devitalize,

bear down

blunt

damage

dampen

de-escalate

defeat

deflate

defray

die away

Translations

débiliter

debilitare

debilitar

εξασθενίζω

αδυνατίζω

schwächen

affaiblir

debilitar

verzwakken

attutire

atténuer

entkräften

indebolire

ontkrachten

verdunnen

Pronounced as (IPA)

/dɪˈbɪlɪteɪt/

Etymology

From debilitatus, the past passive participle of Latin dēbilitō (“to weaken, debilitate”), from the adjective dēbilis (“weak”), itself from de- + habilis (“able”). Equivalent to Latin dēbilitō + -ate (verb-forming suffix).