debilitate
To make feeble; to weakenTo make feeble; to weaken.
» This giraffe has a debilitating illness.
Meaning
1 sensesTo make feeble; to weaken.
The American Dream suffered a debilitating effect after the subprime crisis.
an den Kräften zehren, schwächen, entkräften
ослабля́тьoslabljátʹ
make weak
Examples
11 sentencesThis giraffe has a debilitating illness.
The smell of decomposition was almost debilitating.
She suffers from a debilitating case of alcoholism.
Tom's debilitating health condition left him all but completely bedridden.
Cancer patients often have to deal with debilitating bouts of nausea.
Translations
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Origin
From debilitatus, the past passive participle of Latin dēbilitō (“to weaken, debilitate”),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).
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Forms
debilitates, debilitating, debilitated, debilitated| Base form | debilitate · to debilitate |
|---|---|
| 3rd person singular | debilitates |
| Present participle | debilitating |
| Past simple | debilitated |
| Past participle | debilitated |
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Synonyms
4 synonymsWord family
6 related wordsLessons for this word
3 lessons- A1Present simple — Because it is a verb
- A1Past simple, regular verbs — Because of its past form
- A2Present perfect: introduction — Because of its past participle