enfeeble
verb (used with object)
to make feeble; weaken.
enfeeblement
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a word derived from
enfeeble.
Example Sentences
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Some researchers worried about AI safety also cite enfeeblement as a risk, a “WALL-E” future in which humans gradually cede control to machines and eventually become unable to define, or even understand, our destiny.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 10, 2026
“Overstretch — the enfeeblement that comes with confusing ends and means — allows enemies to apply leverage: small maneuvers that have big consequences.”
From Washington Post ● Apr. 27, 2018
“In their youth, mortals behave more like nymphs. Adulthood seems impossibly distant, let alone the enfeeblement of old age. But ponderously, inevitably, it overtakes you. I find it a frustrating, humbling, infuriating experience.”
From "Fablehaven" by Brandon Mull
A state of enfeeblement of mind, or dementia.
From How to Care for the Insane A Manual for Nurses by William D. Granger
Armpit Swelling.—Often this comes as the result of a chill, or of enfeeblement of the system from various causes.
From Papers on Health by Edward Bruce Kirk
