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- 1. in a very weakened and infirm state: "a debilitated patient"
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weaken, enfeeble, debilitate, undermine, sap, disable mean to lose or cause to lose strength or vigor. weaken may imply loss of physical strength, health, soundness, or stability or of quality, intensity, or effective power. a disease that weakens the body's defenses.
DEBILITATED definition: 1. past simple and past participle of debilitate 2. to make someone or something physically weak: . Learn more.
to make someone or something physically weak: Chemotherapy exhausted and debilitated him. Synonyms. drain. enfeeble formal. SMART Vocabulary: related words and phrases. Becoming and making less strong. abatement. adulterant. adulterated. dull. ease. emasculation. enervate. enervatingly. fade. hedge. melt. relieve. tottering. turn to jelly idiom.
verb (used with object) , de·bil·i·tat·ed, de·bil·i·tat·ing. to make weak or feeble; enfeeble: The siege of pneumonia debilitated her completely. Synonyms: devitalize, enervate, deplete, weaken. debilitate. / dɪˈbɪlɪˌteɪt / verb. tr to make feeble; weaken. Discover More. Derived Forms. deˌbiliˈtation, noun. Discover More. Other Words From.
Define debilitated. debilitated synonyms, debilitated pronunciation, debilitated translation, English dictionary definition of debilitated. adj. Showing impairment of energy or strength; enfeebled. See Synonyms at weak.
to make someone or something physically weak: Chemotherapy exhausted and debilitated him. Synonyms. drain. enfeeble formal. SMART Vocabulary: related words and phrases. Becoming and making less strong. abatement. adulterated. adulteration. dull. enervate. enervatingly. enfeebled. fade. hedge. melt. relieve. turn to jelly idiom. undimmed. unsubdued.
5 days ago · adjective. lacking strength or vigor. synonyms: adynamic, asthenic, enervated. weak. wanting in physical strength. Cite this entry. Style: MLA. "Debilitated." Vocabulary.com Dictionary, Vocabulary.com, https://www.vocabulary.com/dictionary/debilitated. Accessed 23 Jun. 2024. Copy citation. Examples from books and articles. loading examples...
Define debilitate. debilitate synonyms, debilitate pronunciation, debilitate translation, English dictionary definition of debilitate. tr.v. de·bil·i·tat·ed , de·bil·i·tat·ing , de·bil·i·tates To sap the strength or energy of; enervate. de·bil′i·ta′tion n. de·bil′i·ta′tive adj.
verb. /dɪˈbɪlɪteɪt/ (formal) Verb Forms. debilitate somebody/something to make somebody’s body or mind weaker. The troops were severely debilitated by hunger and disease. Want to learn more?
If you are debilitated by something such as an illness, it causes your body or mind to become gradually weaker. [ formal ] Stewart took over yesterday when Russell was debilitated by a stomach virus.
