debilitate
verb (used with object)
to make weak or feeble; enfeeble.
debilitated
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past participleof debilitate.past participle
A verb form used in perfect and passive verb constructions and that can also function as a modifier.
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past tense formof debilitate.past tense
Used to describe completed actions or previous habitual actions.
Example Sentences
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The 50-year-old became so debilitated by the panic attacks that she was unable to work, so she began looking for ways to help treat her anxiety.
From BBC ● Jun. 14, 2026
It has effectively debilitated us from being able to enforce it in most contexts we’ve used it in in the past.
From Slate ● Apr. 30, 2026
In Lindo’s final scene, with West Indian Archie debilitated from a stroke, the actor improvised, collapsing into Washington and urging him to exercise Archie’s paralyzed right arm.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Mar. 3, 2026
The abrupt cessation of care prompted my debilitated mom’s eviction from an assisted living facility.
From Salon ● Jun. 6, 2025
And the other four Sherpas on our team were too cold and debilitated from having gone to the summit.
From "Into Thin Air" by Jon Krakauer
