debilitate
verb (used with object)
to make weak or feeble; enfeeble.
had debilitated
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past perfectof debilitate.past perfect
Used to express a completed action that took place before another specific past action occurred.
Example Sentences
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Hunger had been the ally that had paved the way for the French emperor—it had debilitated the Prussians and broken their courage.
From Napoleon and the Queen of Prussia by F. Jordan
