Debilitated

Debilitated
Debilitate De*bil"i*tate, v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Debilitated}; p. pr. & vb. n. {Debilitating}.] [L. debilitatus, p. p. of debilitare to debilitate, fr. debilis. See {Debility}.] To impair the strength of; to weaken; to enfeeble; as, to debilitate the body by intemperance. [1913 Webster]

Various ails debilitate the mind. --Jenyns. [1913 Webster]

The debilitated frame of Mr. Bertram was exhausted by this last effort. --Sir W. Scott. [1913 Webster]


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  • debilitated — adj. 1. lacking strength or vigor; weakened. Syn: adynamic, asthenic, enervated. [WordNet 1.5] 2. weakened due to illness. Syn: enfeebled, infirm, seedy. [WordNet 1.5] …   The Collaborative International Dictionary of English

  • debilitated — index disabled (made incapable), helpless (powerless), lifeless (dull), powerless Burton s Legal Thesaurus. William C. Burton. 20 …   Law dictionary

  • debilitated — adjective a) Weakened. His debilitated body, the victim of the wasting disease, could no longer support his weight. b) run down, damaged, in disrepair …   Wiktionary

  • debilitated — de·bil·i·tat·ed (dĭ bĭlʹĭ tā tĭd) adj. Showing impairment of energy or strength; enfeebled. See Synonyms at weak. * * * …   Universalium

  • debilitated — Synonyms and related words: anemic, anile, apathetic, asthenic, benumbed, blase, bloodless, bored, cachectic, castrated, chicken, cowardly, crabbed, dead, decrepit, demasculinized, devitalized, doddered, doddering, doddery, dopey, dormant,… …   Moby Thesaurus

  • debilitated — de·bil·i·tate || dɪ bɪlɪteɪt v. incapacitate, weaken, enfeeble …   English contemporary dictionary

  • debilitated —   Hākalalū, hīnawenawe …   English-Hawaiian dictionary

  • debilitated — adjective lacking strength or vigor • Syn: ↑adynamic, ↑asthenic, ↑enervated • Similar to: ↑weak • Derivationally related forms: ↑asthenia (for: ↑ …   Useful english dictionary

  • debilitate — [[t]dɪbɪ̱lɪteɪt[/t]] debilitates, debilitating, debilitated 1) VERB: usu passive If you are debilitated by something such as an illness, it causes your body or mind to become gradually weaker. [FORMAL] [be V ed by n] Stewart took over yesterday… …   English dictionary

  • noma — A gangrenous stomatitis, usually beginning in the mucous membrane of the corner of the mouth or cheek, and then progressing fairly rapidly to involve the entire thickness of the lips or cheek (or both), with conspicuous necrosis and complete… …   Medical dictionary

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