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enfeeblement

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en⋅fee⋅ble

  [en-fee-buhl]
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–verb (used with object), -bled, -bling.
to make feeble; weaken: That bout of pneumonia enfeebled him.
Origin:
1300–50; ME enfeblen < OF enfeblir. See en- 1 , feeble

Related forms:
en⋅fee⋅ble⋅ment, noun
enfeebler, noun

Synonyms:
enervate, debilitate.
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en·fee·ble   (ěn-fē'bəl)   
tr.v.   en·fee·bled, en·fee·bling, en·fee·bles
To deprive of strength; make feeble.
en·fee'ble·ment n., en·fee'bler n.
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