enfeeble
verb (used with object), en·fee·bled, en·fee·bling.
Origin of enfeeble
Synonyms for enfeeble
Related Words for enfeebled
exhaust, debilitate, unnerve, incapacitate, attenuate, cripple, devitalize, disable, fatigue, deplete, diminish, sap, blunt, unhinge, undermine, weakenExamples from the Web for enfeebled
Contemporary Examples of enfeebled
Nor does it make any sense for Saudi Arabia to turn to an enfeebled Europe, and the Saudis also know this all too well.
It has liberated the master as well as the slave from a relation which wronged and enfeebled both.
The invasion of chaotic, enfeebled Haiti was a short-term success.
The Middle East has a long history of strong nations fighting proxy wars on the territory of enfeebled ones.
Historical Examples of enfeebled
The Duke of Lerma, infirm and enfeebled by years, was unable to confront his foes.
Calderon The CourtierEdward Bulwer-Lytton
In a flash it had come to me who that enfeebled gentleman was.
Bardelys the MagnificentRafael Sabatini
In the selfishness of her enfeebled spirit, Kate still rejoiced.
The ManxmanHall Caine
But the voice was so enfeebled by disease as to be scarcely audible.
The Monctons: A Novel, Volume ISusanna Moodie
A diseased body causes a disordered mind and an enfeebled will.
Practical EthicsWilliam DeWitt Hyde