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Vinony

debilitate

verb

  1. to weaken or make feeble
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Pronunciation: /dɪˈbɪlɪteɪt/ / /dəˈbɪləteɪt/

adj

Etymology: From debilitatus, the past passive participle of Latin dēbilitō (“to weaken, debilitate”), from the adjective dēbilis (“weak”), itself from de- + habilis (“able”). Equivalent to Latin dēbilitō + -ate (verb-forming suffix; adjective-forming suffix).

  1. Feeble, enfeebled.

    “It is powerfull in helping extenuat and leane perſons who are troubled with difficultie of drawing their Brath: gives vigour and ſtrength to vithered and debilitat members; […]”

verb

Etymology: From debilitatus, the past passive participle of Latin dēbilitō (“to weaken, debilitate”), from the adjective dēbilis (“weak”), itself from de- + habilis (“able”). Equivalent to Latin dēbilitō + -ate (verb-forming suffix; adjective-forming suffix).

  1. To make feeble; to weaken.

    “The American Dream suffered a debilitating effect after the subprime crisis.”

    “Twice, they found themselves behind, seemingly on their way out, and on both occasions they absolutely refused to let their lack of numbers debilitate them.”