debilitate

/dəˈbɪləˌteɪt/duh-BIH-luh-tayt

/dəˈbɪləˌteɪt/duh-BIH-luh-tayt

Meaningto weaken

Common meaning: to weaken

debilweak, feebleLewis & Short, Latin Dictionary (1879), p. 515 · scan
itateverb ending: to do repeatedly

Sources & notes

Meaning: “Meaning” is the sense that emerges from the word’s roots; “Common meaning” is today’s everyday sense. Both written by us.

Pronunciation

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Origin: Built on Latin dēbilis ‘weak, feeble’.

Roots

dēbilis, -e Latin “weak, feeble”

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