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debilitatede‧bil‧i‧tate /dɪˈbɪlɪteɪt/ verb [transitive] formal VERB TABLEdebilitate |
Present | I, you, we, they | debilitate | | he, she, it | debilitates | Past | I, you, he, she, it, we, they | debilitated | Present perfect | I, you, we, they | have debilitated | | he, she, it | has debilitated | Past perfect | I, you, he, she, it, we, they | had debilitated | Future | I, you, he, she, it, we, they | will debilitate | Future perfect | I, you, he, she, it, we, they | will have debilitated |
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Present | I | am debilitating | | he, she, it | is debilitating | | you, we, they | are debilitating | Past | I, he, she, it | was debilitating | | you, we, they | were debilitating | Present perfect | I, you, we, they | have been debilitating | | he, she, it | has been debilitating | Past perfect | I, you, he, she, it, we, they | had been debilitating | Future | I, you, he, she, it, we, they | will be debilitating | Future perfect | I, you, he, she, it, we, they | will have been debilitating |
to make someone or something weak► weaken · Her long illness has weakened her so much that she has difficulty walking.· The city's defences had been weakened by enemy shelling. ► sap somebody's strength/energy if something such as too much work or worry saps your strength or energy , it gradually takes away your energy and makes you weaker: · They were travelling very slowly, and the heavy load they were carrying sapped their strength.· The constant tension was sapping my energy. ► debilitating written a debilitating disease or condition makes you physically or mentally weak: · He was still suffering the debilitating effects of flu.· The conditions under which doctors work are increasingly unhealthy and debilitating. ► a debilitating illness (=that makes you very weak)· His last years were ruined by a debilitating illness. 1to make someone ill and weak: He was debilitated by his illness.2to make an organization or system less effective or powerful: The state is debilitated by inefficiency and corruption.—debilitating adjective: a debilitating disease |