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- Dictionarydebilitated/dɪˈbɪlɪteɪtɪd/
adjective
- 1. in a very weakened and infirm state: "a debilitated patient"
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Often used of disease or something that strikes like a disease or illness, debilitate might suggest a temporary impairment—but a pervasive one at that. Enfeeble, a very close synonym of debilitate, connotes a pitiable, but often reversible, condition of weakness and helplessness.
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.
Debilitate definition: to make weak or feeble; enfeeble. See examples of DEBILITATE used in a sentence.
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.
If you are debilitated by something such as an illness, it causes your body or mind to become gradually weaker.
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.
6 days ago · Definitions of. debilitated. adjective. lacking strength or vigor. synonyms: adynamic, asthenic, enervated. weak. wanting in physical strength.
Definition of debilitate verb in Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary. Meaning, pronunciation, picture, example sentences, grammar, usage notes, synonyms and more.
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.
