debilitate
verb (used with object), de·bil·i·tat·ed, de·bil·i·tat·ing.
Origin of debilitate
Synonyms for debilitate
Related Words for debilitating
eviscerate, attenuate, disable, cripple, exhaust, harm, mar, devitalize, injure, prostrate, extenuate, relax, hurt, enfeeble, spoil, enervate, sap, blunt, undermine, weakenExamples from the Web for debilitating
Contemporary Examples of debilitating
Most will choose simply to endure whatever comes, no matter how painful or debilitating, and that is their right.
Shulgin, however, maintained that the drug could help patients overcome trauma or debilitating guilt.
A debilitating fall and broken hip further strained a meager $125 monthly government stipend.
Each of them has distinctive and debilitating flaws in the eyes of Republican power brokers.
From the age of ten, I have dealt with debilitating periods.
Historical Examples of debilitating
And you mustn't talk like your own characters; you've no idea how debilitating that is.
The Education of Eric LaneStephen McKenna
The South has not yet recovered from the debilitating influence of his books.
Life On The Mississippi, CompleteMark Twain (Samuel Clemens)
She was wild-eyed, and she shuddered when the express made its debilitating drop.
Strictly BusinessO. Henry
I may add that, though dry, the air was felt by us to be debilitating.
From Sail to Steam, Recollections of Naval LifeCaptain A. T. Mahan
Second, it was exhibiting calomel to the injury (debilitating) of the patient.
The Funny Side of PhysicA. D. Crabtre