enfeeble
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About Our Definitions: All forms of a word (noun, verb, etc.) are now displayed on one page.en·fee·ble
transitive verb \in-ˈfē-bəl, en-\en·fee·bleden·fee·bling \-b(ə-)liŋ\
Definition of ENFEEBLE
: to make feeble : deprive of strength
— en·fee·ble·ment \-bəl-mənt\ noun
Examples of ENFEEBLE
- <long periods of being confined to a hospital bed will enfeeble anyone>
Origin of ENFEEBLE
Middle English enfeblen, from Anglo-French enfebler, enfeblir, from en- + feble feeble
First Known Use: 14th century
Related to ENFEEBLE
- Synonyms
- debilitate, devitalize, enervate, weaken, etiolate, prostrate, sap, soften, tire, waste
- Antonyms
- beef (up), fortify, strengthen
See Synonym Discussion at weaken
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