debilitate
1 ENTRIES FOUND:
debilitates;
debilitated;
debilitating
debilitates;
debilitated;
debilitating
Britannica Dictionary definition of DEBILITATE
[+ object]
formal + technical
:
to make (someone or something) weak
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to reduce the strength of (someone or something)
— usually used as (be) debilitated
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The virus debilitates the body's immune system.
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His body was debilitated [=weakened] by the disease.
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The country's economy has been debilitated by years of civil war.
— debilitating
adjective [more debilitating; most debilitating]-
a debilitating condition/disease/illness
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The symptoms can be debilitating.
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physical debilitation
