debilitate
[ dih-bil-i-teyt ]
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
1First recorded in 1525–35; from Latin dēbilitātus (past participle of dēbilitāre ), equivalent to dēbilit-, stem of dēbilis “weak” + -ātus -ate1
Other words for debilitate
Other words from debilitate
- de·bil·i·tant, noun
- de·bil·i·ta·tion [dih-bil-i-tey-shuhn], /dɪˌbɪl ɪˈteɪ ʃən/, noun
- de·bil·i·ta·tive, adjective
- non·de·bil·i·tat·ing, adjective
- non·de·bil·i·ta·tive, adjective
- o·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, adjective
- un·de·bil·i·tat·ing, adjective
- un·de·bil·i·ta·tive, adjective
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British Dictionary definitions for debilitate
debilitate
/ (dɪˈbɪlɪˌteɪt) /
verb
(tr) to make feeble; weaken
Origin of debilitate
1C16: from Latin dēbilitāre, from dēbilis weak
Derived forms of debilitate
- debilitation, noun
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