DEBILITATE


Meaning of DEBILITATE in English

— debilitant , n. — debilitation , n. — debilitative , adj.

/di bil"i tayt'/ , v.t., debilitated, debilitating .

to make weak or feeble; enfeeble: The siege of pneumonia debilitated her completely.

[ 1525-35; debilitatus (ptp. of debilitare ), equiv. to debilit-, s. of debilis weak + -atus -ATE 1 ]

Syn . weaken, deplete, enervate, devitalize.

Random House Webster's Unabridged English dictionary.      Полный английский словарь Вебстер - Random House .