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enfeeble
[ en-fee-buhl ]
/ ÉnĖfi bÉl /
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verb (used with object), enĀ·feeĀ·bled, enĀ·feeĀ·bling.
to make feeble; weaken: That bout of pneumonia enfeebled him.
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OTHER WORDS FROM enfeeble
enĀ·feeĀ·bleĀ·ment, nounenfeebler, noununĀ·enĀ·feeĀ·bled, adjectiveWords nearby enfeeble
enface, en famille, enfant perdu, enfant sauvage, enfant terrible, enfeeble, enfeoff, en fĆŖte, enfetter, enfever, Enfield
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British Dictionary definitions for enfeeble
enfeeble
/ (ÉŖnĖfiĖbÉl) /
verb
(tr) to make weak; deprive of strength
Derived forms of enfeeble
enfeeblement, nounenfeebler, nounCollins English Dictionary - Complete & Unabridged 2012 Digital Edition
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