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- Dictionaryenfeeble/ɪnˈfiːbl/
verb
- 1. make weak or feeble: "sickness had enfeebled me"
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The meaning of ENFEEBLE is to make feeble : deprive of strength. How to use enfeeble in a sentence. Synonym Discussion of Enfeeble.
Enfeeble definition: to make feeble; weaken. See examples of ENFEEBLE used in a sentence.
verb. (transitive) to make weak; deprive of strength. Collins English Dictionary. Copyright © HarperCollins Publishers. Derived forms. enfeeblement (enˈfeeblement) noun. enfeebler (enˈfeebler) noun. enfeeble in American English. (ɛnˈfibəl ; ɪnˈfibəl ) verb transitive Word forms: enˈfeebled or enˈfeebling. to make feeble.
To enfeeble is to make someone or something very weak or fragile. Your governor's budget cuts might enfeeble the state's public school system. If an illness weakens you — makes you feel frail and shaky — it enfeebles you.
Define enfeeble. enfeeble synonyms, enfeeble pronunciation, enfeeble translation, English dictionary definition of enfeeble. tr.v. en·fee·bled , en·fee·bling , en·fee·bles To deprive of strength; make feeble. en·fee′ble·ment n. en·fee′bler n.
The earliest known use of the verb enfeeble is in the Middle English period (1150—1500). OED's earliest evidence for enfeeble is from before 1340, in the writing of Richard Rolle, hermit and religious author. enfeeble is a borrowing from French. Etymons: French enfebl-ir.
Definition of enfeeble verb in Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary. Meaning, pronunciation, picture, example sentences, grammar, usage notes, synonyms and more.
