DEBILITATE


Meaning of DEBILITATE in English

transcription, транскрипция: [ di-ˈbi-lə-ˌtāt, dē- ]

transitive verb

( -tat·ed ; -tat·ing )

Etymology: Latin debilitatus, past participle of debilitare to weaken, from debilis weak

Date: 1533

: to impair the strength of : enfeeble

Synonyms: see weaken

• de·bil·i·ta·tion -ˌbi-lə-ˈtā-shən noun

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