debilitate
verb (used with object)
to make weak or feeble; enfeeble.
debilitative
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a word derived from
debilitate.
Example Sentences
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Without the adaptations, Sam worries her debilitative condition will become worse, more quickly.
From BBC ● Feb. 11, 2025
She had read, in the mass of books on child hygiene, psychology, and physiology she was constantly accumulating, the debilitative effects that adenoidal breathing might exercise upon an entire constitution and mentality.
From Star-Dust by Fannie Hurst
