debilitated
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ɪˌteɪt Origin:
1525–35; < Latin dēbilitātus (past participle of dēbilitāre), equivalent to dēbilit-, stem of dēbilis weak + -ātus -ate1
1525–35; < Latin dēbilitātus (past participle of dēbilitāre), equivalent to dēbilit-, stem of dēbilis weak + -ātus -ate1
Related forms
de·bil·i·tant, noun
de·bil·i·ta·tion, noun
de·bil·i·ta·tive, adjective
non·de·bil·i·tat·ing, adjective
non·de·bil·i·ta·tion, noun
non·de·bil·i·ta·tive, adjective
o·ver·de·bil·i·tate, verb (used with object), o·ver·de·bil·i·tat·ed, o·ver·de·bil·i·tat·ing.
un·de·bil·i·tat·ed, adjective
un·de·bil·i·tat·ing, adjective
un·de·bil·i·ta·tive, adjective
Synonyms
weaken, deplete, enervate, devitalize.
weaken, deplete, enervate, devitalize.
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| —vb | |
| (tr) to make feeble; weaken | |
| [C16: from Latin dēbilitāre, from dēbilis weak] | |
| debili'tation | |
| —n | |
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Word Origin & History
debilitate
1530s, from L. debilitat-, pp. stem of debilitare "to weaken," from debilis "weak" (see debility). Related: Debilitated (1610s).
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Example sentences
And he is gravely debilitated by asthma, an affliction which he refuses to allow to incapacitate him.
Well, a few percent are debilitated by disease and some of those will choose not to reproduce.
For debilitated individuals, however, survival meant relying on care from group members.
Finally, a gunshot wound to his leg left him debilitated.
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