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debilitate

de·bi·li·tate

UK/dɪˈbɪlɪteɪt/ US/dəˈbɪləteɪt/ uncommon obsolete

verb

1.

make weak

  • “Life in the camp drained him”
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From debilitatus, the past passive participle of Latin dēbilitō (“to weaken, debilitate”), from the adjective dēbilis (“weak”), itself from de- + habilis (“able”). Equivalent to Latin dēbilitō + -ate (verb-forming suffix; adjective-forming suffix).

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