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- Dictionarydebilitated/dɪˈbɪlɪteɪtɪd/
adjective
- 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.
verb [ T ] formal uk / dɪˈbɪl.ɪ.teɪt / us / dɪˈbɪl.ə.teɪt / 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. be fading away/fast idiom. downtoner. dull. ease.
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.
If you are debilitated by something such as an illness, it causes your body or mind to become gradually weaker.
verb [ T ] formal uk / dɪˈbɪl.ɪ.teɪt / us / dɪˈbɪl.ə.teɪt /. 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.
debilitate something to make a country, an organization, etc. weaker. Prolonged strike action debilitated the industry. Definition of debilitate verb in Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary. Meaning, pronunciation, picture, example sentences, grammar, usage notes, synonyms and more.
