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undebilitating
de·bil·i·tate
/
dɪˈbɪl
ɪˌteɪt
/
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dih-
bil
-i-teyt
]
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verb (used with object),
de·bil·i·tat·ed,
de·bil·i·tat·ing.
to make weak or feeble; enfeeble:
The
siege
of
pneumonia
debilitated her completely.
Origin:
1525–35;
<
Latin
dēbilitātus
(past participle of
dēbilitāre
), equivalent to
dēbilit-,
stem of
dēbilis
weak +
-ātus
-ate
1
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.
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debilitate
(dɪˈbɪlɪˌteɪt)
—
vb
(
tr
) to make feeble; weaken
[C16: from Latin
dēbilitāre,
from
dēbilis
weak]
debili'tation
—
n
Collins English Dictionary - Complete & Unabridged 10th Edition
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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).
Online Etymology Dictionary, © 2010 Douglas Harper
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