Definitions
from The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, 5th Edition.
- transitive verb To sap the strength or energy of; enervate.
from The Century Dictionary.
- Weak; feeble.
- To weaken; impair the strength of; enfeeble; make inactive or languid: as, intemperance debilitates the organs of digestion.
- Synonyms To enervate, exhaust.
from the GNU version of the Collaborative International Dictionary of English.
- transitive verb To impair the strength of; to weaken; to enfeeble.
from Wiktionary, Creative Commons Attribution/Share-Alike License.
- verb To make
feeble ; toweaken .
from WordNet 3.0 Copyright 2006 by Princeton University. All rights reserved.
- verb make weak
Etymologies
from The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, 4th Edition
from Wiktionary, Creative Commons Attribution/Share-Alike License
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Examples
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Sen. Joe Lieberman, I-Conn., said military leaders wanted troops to remain through the end of 2012 to finish off the fighting season and give them the best chance to debilitate the Taliban.
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For alternative views about the deeper issues that restrict, debilitate and deprive Muslim women of their rights and rightful place in society, check out an alternative website:
Shahnaz Taplin-Chinoy: "Bare Chests vs. Bullets" Shahnaz Taplin-Chinoy 2011
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Over the past 25 years I've seen how the pain of chronic stomachaches and headaches can debilitate a child.
Charlotte Reznick, Ph.D.: New Study on Guided Imagery for Healing Kids' Chronic Pain Ph.D. Charlotte Reznick 2010
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Sen. Joe Lieberman, I-Conn., said military leaders wanted troops to remain through the end of 2012 to finish off the fighting season and give them the best chance to debilitate the Taliban.
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Over the past 25 years I've seen how the pain of chronic stomachaches and headaches can debilitate a child.
Charlotte Reznick, Ph.D.: New Study on Guided Imagery for Healing Kids' Chronic Pain Ph.D. Charlotte Reznick 2010
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Walsh details the struggle to resist neo-liberal agendas that promote privatization and debilitate communities in post-apartheid South Africa.
Donna Nevel: Participatory Action Research and Organizing for Justice Donna Nevel 2012
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Walsh details the struggle to resist neo-liberal agendas that promote privatization and debilitate communities in post-apartheid South Africa.
Donna Nevel: Participatory Action Research and Organizing for Justice Donna Nevel 2012
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Walsh details the struggle to resist neo-liberal agendas that promote privatization and debilitate communities in post-apartheid South Africa.
Donna Nevel: Participatory Action Research and Organizing for Justice Donna Nevel 2012
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Walsh details the struggle to resist neo-liberal agendas that promote privatization and debilitate communities in post-apartheid South Africa.
Donna Nevel: Participatory Action Research and Organizing for Justice Donna Nevel 2012
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Over the past 25 years I've seen how the pain of chronic stomachaches and headaches can debilitate a child.
Charlotte Reznick, Ph.D.: New Study on Guided Imagery for Healing Kids' Chronic Pain Ph.D. Charlotte Reznick 2010
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