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Enfeeble
[
en-
fee
-b
uh
l
]
Origin
en·fee·ble
/
ɛnˈfi
bəl
/
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[
en-
fee
-b
uh
l
]
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verb (used with object),
-bled,
-bling.
to make feeble; weaken:
That bout of
pneumonia
enfeebled him.
Origin:
1300–50;
Middle English
enfeblen
<
Old French
enfeblir.
See
en-
1
,
feeble
Related forms
en·fee·ble·ment,
noun
en·fee·bler,
noun
un·en·fee·bled,
adjective
Synonyms
enervate, debilitate.
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enfeeble
(ɪnˈfiːb
ə
l)
—
vb
(
tr
) to make weak; deprive of strength
en'feeblement
—
n
en'feebler
—
n
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enfeeble
mid-14c., from O.Fr. enfeblir, from en- + feble (see
feeble
). Related: Enfeebled.
Online Etymology Dictionary, © 2010 Douglas Harper
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