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   enfeeble

   /ɪnˈfiːbl/

   verb

   • 1. make weak or feeble: "sickness had enfeebled me"

   Word Origin Middle English: from Old French enfeblir, from en- (expressing a change of state) + feble ‘feeble’.

   Derivatives

   • 1. enfeeblement noun
   • 2. enfeebler noun

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   What does enfeeble mean?

   • enfeeble implies a condition of marked weakness and helplessness. debilitate suggests a less marked or more temporary impairment of strength or vitality. undermine and sap suggest a weakening by something working surreptitiously and insidiously. disable suggests bringing about impairment or limitation in a physical or mental ability.

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   What is the difference between enfeeble and debilitate?

   • weaken may imply loss of physical strength, health, soundness, or stability or of quality, intensity, or effective power. enfeeble implies a condition of marked weakness and helplessness. debilitate suggests a less marked or more temporary impairment of strength or vitality.

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   What does enfeeblement mean?

   • Also found in: Thesaurus. To deprive of strength; make feeble. en·fee′ble·ment n. en·fee′bler n. American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, Fifth Edition. Copyright © 2016 by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company. Published by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company. All rights reserved.

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   What is another word for 'enfeeble'?

   • What is another word for 'enfeeble'? Debilitate, weaken, enervate, devitalize. These words all mean to make weaker or less effective.

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   When was enfeeble first used?

   • 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.

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   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.

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   Enfeeble means to make weak or feeble, especially in health or strength. The verb is derived from the Middle English enfeebled, and has not been revised yet in OED.

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