enfeeble

[ en-fee-buhl ]

/ ɛnˈfi bəl /

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verb (used with object), en·fee·bled, en·fee·bling.

to make feeble; weaken: That bout of pneumonia enfeebled him.

Origin of enfeeble

1300–50; Middle English enfeblen<Old French enfeblir.See en-¹, feeble

SYNONYMS FOR enfeeble

enervate, debilitate.

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OTHER WORDS FROM enfeeble

en·fee·ble·ment, nounenfeebler, nounun·en·fee·bled, adjective

Words nearby enfeeble

enface, en famille, enfant perdu, enfant sauvage, enfant terrible, enfeeble, enfeoff, en fête, enfetter, enfever, Enfield

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Example sentences from the Web for enfeeble

But the cajolery of pipe or string was just as powerless to enfeeble that dogged warrior.
The Danish History, Books I-IX|Saxo Grammaticus ("Saxo the Learned")
An entire abstinence from flesh can only serve to enfeeble Nature.
Buffon's Natural History. Volume VI (of 10)|Georges Louis Leclerc de Buffon
The temper of modern times tends to enfeeble our sense of the supernatural.
Saint Bonaventure|Rev. Fr. Laurence Costelloe, O.F.M.
Still others considered this a good way to enfeeble the oligarchy, so as to curtail its privileges.
The War With Mexico, Volume I (of 2)|Justin H. Smith

They have been as a rule singularly free from the kinds of vice that do most to enfeeble and corrode a race.
Historical and Political Essays|William Edward Hartpole Lecky

British Dictionary definitions for enfeeble

enfeeble

/ (ɪnˈfiːbəl) /

verb

(tr) to make weak; deprive of strength

Derived forms of enfeeble

enfeeblement, nounenfeebler, noun

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单词	enfeeble
释义	enfeeble [ en-fee-buhl ] / ɛnˈfi bəl / SEE SYNONYMS FOR enfeeble ON THESAURUS.COM verb (used with object), en·fee·bled, en·fee·bling. to make feeble; weaken: That bout of pneumonia enfeebled him. Origin of enfeeble 1300–50; Middle English enfeblen<Old French enfeblir.See en-¹, feeble SYNONYMS FOR enfeeble enervate, debilitate. SEE SYNONYMS FOR enfeeble ON THESAURUS.COM OTHER WORDS FROM enfeeble en·fee·ble·ment, nounenfeebler, nounun·en·fee·bled, adjective Words nearby enfeeble enface, en famille, enfant perdu, enfant sauvage, enfant terrible, enfeeble, enfeoff, en fête, enfetter, enfever, Enfield Dictionary.com UnabridgedBased on the Random House Unabridged Dictionary, © Random House, Inc. 2020 Example sentences from the Web for enfeeble But the cajolery of pipe or string was just as powerless to enfeeble that dogged warrior. The Danish History, Books I-IX\|Saxo Grammaticus ("Saxo the Learned") An entire abstinence from flesh can only serve to enfeeble Nature. Buffon's Natural History. Volume VI (of 10)\|Georges Louis Leclerc de Buffon The temper of modern times tends to enfeeble our sense of the supernatural. Saint Bonaventure\|Rev. Fr. Laurence Costelloe, O.F.M. Still others considered this a good way to enfeeble the oligarchy, so as to curtail its privileges. The War With Mexico, Volume I (of 2)\|Justin H. Smith They have been as a rule singularly free from the kinds of vice that do most to enfeeble and corrode a race. Historical and Political Essays\|William Edward Hartpole Lecky British Dictionary definitions for enfeeble enfeeble / (ɪnˈfiːbəl) / verb (tr) to make weak; deprive of strength Derived forms of enfeeble enfeeblement, nounenfeebler, noun Collins English Dictionary - Complete & Unabridged 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012 Words related to enfeeble exhaust, debilitate, unnerve, incapacitate, attenuate, cripple, devitalize, disable, fatigue, deplete, diminish, sap, blunt, unhinge, undermine, weaken, wear out
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enfeeble

verb (used with object), en·fee·bled, en·fee·bling.

Origin of enfeeble

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British Dictionary definitions for enfeeble

verb

Derived forms of enfeeble

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