ENFEEBLE

enfeeble, debilitate, drain

(verb) make weak; “Life in the camp drained him”

Source: WordNet® 3.1


Etymology

Verb

enfeeble (third-person singular simple present enfeebles, present participle enfeebling, simple past and past participle enfeebled)

(transitive) To make feeble.

Synonyms

• weaken

Source: Wiktionary


En*fee"ble, v. t. [imp. & p. p. Enfeebled; p. pr. & vb. n. Enfeebling.] Etym: [OF. enfeblir, enfeiblir; pref. en- (L. in) + feble, F. faible, feeble. See Feeble.]

Definition: To make feeble; to deprive of strength; to reduce the strength or force of; to weaken; to debilitate. Enfeebled by scanty subsistence and excessive toil. Prescott.

Syn.

– To weaken; debilitate; enervate.

Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition



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