de ‧ bil ‧ i ‧ tate /dɪˈbɪləteɪt, dɪˈbɪlɪteɪt/ BrE AmE verb [transitive] formal
1 . to make someone ill and weak:
He was debilitated by his illness.
2 . to make an organization or system less effective or powerful:
The state is debilitated by inefficiency and corruption.
—debilitating adjective :
a debilitating disease