Definition of debilitate in English:

debilitate

verb dɪˈbɪlɪteɪtdəˈbɪləˌteɪt

[with object]

1Make (someone) very weak and infirm.
he was severely debilitated by a stomach upset
Example sentencesExamples
- His ability to handle such a big movie became less and less likely as he became increasingly debilitated by Parkinson's disease.
- There are a number of drugs that may be used to debilitate a victim and make it easier to perpetrate sexual assault.
- A partially debilitated James shuffled his first steps through the medical bay, rebuilding his atrophied muscles after his injury.
- The illness, of which she is now clear, would have debilitated a husband of lesser fortitude.
- The dose should generally be reduced in children, elderly, or debilitated patients.
- Before the series of strokes which have debilitated him in recent years, his tenure had been characterised by his chronic laziness and regular sojourns to Europe for drinking, gambling and womanising binges.
- Few historians have written as well as Stargardt about the morally and physically debilitating effects of hunger.
- This bacterium is usually confined to hospitals and in particular to vulnerable or debilitated patients.
- Issues of fairness and equality aside, the country can't afford to have the president debilitated by the flu or the complications that can follow from it - especially when it is easily prevented.
- Stowell, born in 1981, claimed that his mother was debilitated by postsurgical pain and anesthesia when she signed a consent form for his circumcision.
- In recent years he became increasingly debilitated by heart failure.
- In his late sixties, his fears of illness were fully realized, and he was increasingly debilitated by liver cancer until his death at seventy in 1875.
- Interstitial cystitis is a severely debilitating disease of the urinary bladder.
- As the disease progresses, it can debilitate a person by slowly eating away the joint's cartilage and bone.
- ‘Because you are so debilitated, you cannot move or breathe properly,’ he told the Irish Medical Times.
- All four forms of malaria debilitate the patient by destroying human hemoglobin and are characterized by a cycle of fever, chills, and sweating.
- For most otherwise healthy people the virus, while debilitating in the short term, leaves no lasting ill effects.
- They know a request to kitchen staff will not be met with disdain; our domestics regularly help with feeding debilitated patients in the absence of nursing staff.
- At the end of my father's life he was so debilitated that, you know, he - he was forced to do some things that probably he wouldn't have done if he had been healthy.
- The following year opened with a setback: a severe and debilitating mental crisis whose effects lasted several months.
Synonyms
weakening, enfeebling, enervating, enervative, devitalizing, draining, sapping, wearing, exhausting, tiring
impairing, crippling, paralysing
1. 1.1 Hinder, delay, or weaken.
  hard drugs destroy families and debilitate communities
  Example sentencesExamples
  Pornography can have debilitating effects on communities, marriages, families, and children.
  The McGuire Programme has helped thousands of people overcome the debilitating effects of stammering.
  There were many and the special effects were debilitating on such a large, clear display.
  The results of Election 2004 seem to have had a debilitating effect on the hearts and mind of the BJP top brass.
  And Downing Street is worried about its contagion, its debilitating effect on UK democracy and the cure.
  If this protein is so dangerous, why doesn't the body's immune system counteract the effects, or at least debilitate the protein?
  The longer franchise reform was delayed, the more debilitating were the effects on O'Neill's position.
  The lack of employment spurs the mass human migrations that so debilitate the district.
  Research indicates that test anxiety may exert a debilitating effect on student performance.
  Sexual apartheid just like the usual sort is socially debilitating to all.
  People are mostly unaware of the debilitating effects of corruption on development and human rights.
  The demand for land has had a debilitating effect and there has been a steady loss of agricultural land over the last few years.
  The debilitating effects of this trial, and the events that led to it, may reverberate for years to come.
  She is right to identify the debilitating effects of the transaction costs in the existing system.
  That had debilitating consequences on opposition politics.
  It had a debilitating effect on the heart muscle and weakened it, resulting in death.
  The second factor has to do with the debilitating effects of unearned privilege.
  The anticipated breakthrough will, if realised, bring an end to an economically debilitating 12-day strike.
  It is debilitating and draining, and diverts the energy that should be going into reforming Scotland.
  This letter is not about politics, traffic insanity in Lancaster or the debilitating effects of ecological degradation.
  Synonyms
  weaken, make weak, make feeble, enfeeble, enervate, devitalize, sap, drain, exhaust, weary, tire, fatigue, wear out, prostrate
  undermine, impair, render infirm, indispose, incapacitate, disable, paralyse, immobilize, lay low, put out of action, confine to bed, confine to a wheelchair
  informal knock out, do in, knacker, shatter
  rare torpefy

Derivatives

debilitation

noun dɪbɪlɪˈteɪʃ(ə)ndəˌbɪləˈteɪʃ(ə)n

I've struggled to do as much work as I can through it, but the debilitation it's caused has frustrated me no end.
Example sentencesExamples
- A hilarious script to begin with, moving towards severity in the end, as grave issues of child marriage, unwanted pregnancies and the consequent debilitation of the girls involved, unfolded.
- For bedridden patients unable to perform personal hygiene measures because of acute illness or chronic debilitation, the bed bath has long been a measure for improving hygiene and comfort.
- Given the frequency with which depression occurs in our society, the length of time it can last, and the extent of debilitation that can result, methods for coping with this illness are essential.
- At the conclusion of the inspection, members of the fire authority were appraised of the main issues contained within the report and urged to take early action to prevent further debilitation of the service.

debilitative

adjective dɪˈbɪlɪtətɪv

I can account this socially debilitative disease to my early days in primary school where I was ridiculed for assuming that L, M, N, O, P was a word and ostracized for recounting stories told to me by my less PC relatives.
Example sentencesExamples
- Diagnosed with debilitative scoliosis, he was once completely paralysed.
- ‘These are very good for people who need to detox, for people who have had debilitative problems over a number of years such as MS or arthritis,’ explains Magdalene Sacranie, chartered physiotherapist at Roundelwoods.
- So of course the stress of getting by doing only the minimum was debilitative as well.

Origin

Mid 16th century: from Latin debilitat- 'weakened', from the verb debilitare, from debilitas (see debility).

Definition of debilitate in US English:

debilitate

verbdəˈbiləˌtātdəˈbɪləˌteɪt

[with object]

1Make (someone) weak and infirm.
a weakness that debilitates him despite his overwhelming physical might
Example sentencesExamples
- Few historians have written as well as Stargardt about the morally and physically debilitating effects of hunger.
- In recent years he became increasingly debilitated by heart failure.
- This bacterium is usually confined to hospitals and in particular to vulnerable or debilitated patients.
- ‘Because you are so debilitated, you cannot move or breathe properly,’ he told the Irish Medical Times.
- Stowell, born in 1981, claimed that his mother was debilitated by postsurgical pain and anesthesia when she signed a consent form for his circumcision.
- Issues of fairness and equality aside, the country can't afford to have the president debilitated by the flu or the complications that can follow from it - especially when it is easily prevented.
- They know a request to kitchen staff will not be met with disdain; our domestics regularly help with feeding debilitated patients in the absence of nursing staff.
- All four forms of malaria debilitate the patient by destroying human hemoglobin and are characterized by a cycle of fever, chills, and sweating.
- As the disease progresses, it can debilitate a person by slowly eating away the joint's cartilage and bone.
- Interstitial cystitis is a severely debilitating disease of the urinary bladder.
- In his late sixties, his fears of illness were fully realized, and he was increasingly debilitated by liver cancer until his death at seventy in 1875.
- The dose should generally be reduced in children, elderly, or debilitated patients.
- Before the series of strokes which have debilitated him in recent years, his tenure had been characterised by his chronic laziness and regular sojourns to Europe for drinking, gambling and womanising binges.
- His ability to handle such a big movie became less and less likely as he became increasingly debilitated by Parkinson's disease.
- The illness, of which she is now clear, would have debilitated a husband of lesser fortitude.
- For most otherwise healthy people the virus, while debilitating in the short term, leaves no lasting ill effects.
- There are a number of drugs that may be used to debilitate a victim and make it easier to perpetrate sexual assault.
- A partially debilitated James shuffled his first steps through the medical bay, rebuilding his atrophied muscles after his injury.
- The following year opened with a setback: a severe and debilitating mental crisis whose effects lasted several months.
- At the end of my father's life he was so debilitated that, you know, he - he was forced to do some things that probably he wouldn't have done if he had been healthy.
Synonyms
weakening, enfeebling, enervating, enervative, devitalizing, draining, sapping, wearing, exhausting, tiring
1. 1.1 Hinder, delay, or weaken.
  hard drugs destroy families and debilitate communities
  Example sentencesExamples
  She is right to identify the debilitating effects of the transaction costs in the existing system.
  Pornography can have debilitating effects on communities, marriages, families, and children.
  It is debilitating and draining, and diverts the energy that should be going into reforming Scotland.
  This letter is not about politics, traffic insanity in Lancaster or the debilitating effects of ecological degradation.
  The demand for land has had a debilitating effect and there has been a steady loss of agricultural land over the last few years.
  It had a debilitating effect on the heart muscle and weakened it, resulting in death.
  And Downing Street is worried about its contagion, its debilitating effect on UK democracy and the cure.
  That had debilitating consequences on opposition politics.
  The McGuire Programme has helped thousands of people overcome the debilitating effects of stammering.
  The debilitating effects of this trial, and the events that led to it, may reverberate for years to come.
  Sexual apartheid just like the usual sort is socially debilitating to all.
  Research indicates that test anxiety may exert a debilitating effect on student performance.
  The second factor has to do with the debilitating effects of unearned privilege.
  The results of Election 2004 seem to have had a debilitating effect on the hearts and mind of the BJP top brass.
  The longer franchise reform was delayed, the more debilitating were the effects on O'Neill's position.
  There were many and the special effects were debilitating on such a large, clear display.
  If this protein is so dangerous, why doesn't the body's immune system counteract the effects, or at least debilitate the protein?
  The lack of employment spurs the mass human migrations that so debilitate the district.
  People are mostly unaware of the debilitating effects of corruption on development and human rights.
  The anticipated breakthrough will, if realised, bring an end to an economically debilitating 12-day strike.
  Synonyms
  weaken, make weak, make feeble, enfeeble, enervate, devitalize, sap, drain, exhaust, weary, tire, fatigue, wear out, prostrate

Origin

Mid 16th century: from Latin debilitat- ‘weakened’, from the verb debilitare, from debilitas (see debility).

单词	debilitate
释义	Definition of debilitate in English: debilitate verb dɪˈbɪlɪteɪtdəˈbɪləˌteɪt [with object] 1Make (someone) very weak and infirm. he was severely debilitated by a stomach upset Example sentencesExamples His ability to handle such a big movie became less and less likely as he became increasingly debilitated by Parkinson's disease. There are a number of drugs that may be used to debilitate a victim and make it easier to perpetrate sexual assault. A partially debilitated James shuffled his first steps through the medical bay, rebuilding his atrophied muscles after his injury. The illness, of which she is now clear, would have debilitated a husband of lesser fortitude. The dose should generally be reduced in children, elderly, or debilitated patients. Before the series of strokes which have debilitated him in recent years, his tenure had been characterised by his chronic laziness and regular sojourns to Europe for drinking, gambling and womanising binges. Few historians have written as well as Stargardt about the morally and physically debilitating effects of hunger. This bacterium is usually confined to hospitals and in particular to vulnerable or debilitated patients. Issues of fairness and equality aside, the country can't afford to have the president debilitated by the flu or the complications that can follow from it - especially when it is easily prevented. Stowell, born in 1981, claimed that his mother was debilitated by postsurgical pain and anesthesia when she signed a consent form for his circumcision. In recent years he became increasingly debilitated by heart failure. In his late sixties, his fears of illness were fully realized, and he was increasingly debilitated by liver cancer until his death at seventy in 1875. Interstitial cystitis is a severely debilitating disease of the urinary bladder. As the disease progresses, it can debilitate a person by slowly eating away the joint's cartilage and bone. ‘Because you are so debilitated, you cannot move or breathe properly,’ he told the Irish Medical Times. All four forms of malaria debilitate the patient by destroying human hemoglobin and are characterized by a cycle of fever, chills, and sweating. For most otherwise healthy people the virus, while debilitating in the short term, leaves no lasting ill effects. They know a request to kitchen staff will not be met with disdain; our domestics regularly help with feeding debilitated patients in the absence of nursing staff. At the end of my father's life he was so debilitated that, you know, he - he was forced to do some things that probably he wouldn't have done if he had been healthy. The following year opened with a setback: a severe and debilitating mental crisis whose effects lasted several months. Synonyms weakening, enfeebling, enervating, enervative, devitalizing, draining, sapping, wearing, exhausting, tiring impairing, crippling, paralysing 1.1 Hinder, delay, or weaken. hard drugs destroy families and debilitate communities Example sentencesExamples Pornography can have debilitating effects on communities, marriages, families, and children. The McGuire Programme has helped thousands of people overcome the debilitating effects of stammering. There were many and the special effects were debilitating on such a large, clear display. The results of Election 2004 seem to have had a debilitating effect on the hearts and mind of the BJP top brass. And Downing Street is worried about its contagion, its debilitating effect on UK democracy and the cure. If this protein is so dangerous, why doesn't the body's immune system counteract the effects, or at least debilitate the protein? The longer franchise reform was delayed, the more debilitating were the effects on O'Neill's position. The lack of employment spurs the mass human migrations that so debilitate the district. Research indicates that test anxiety may exert a debilitating effect on student performance. Sexual apartheid just like the usual sort is socially debilitating to all. People are mostly unaware of the debilitating effects of corruption on development and human rights. The demand for land has had a debilitating effect and there has been a steady loss of agricultural land over the last few years. The debilitating effects of this trial, and the events that led to it, may reverberate for years to come. She is right to identify the debilitating effects of the transaction costs in the existing system. That had debilitating consequences on opposition politics. It had a debilitating effect on the heart muscle and weakened it, resulting in death. The second factor has to do with the debilitating effects of unearned privilege. The anticipated breakthrough will, if realised, bring an end to an economically debilitating 12-day strike. It is debilitating and draining, and diverts the energy that should be going into reforming Scotland. This letter is not about politics, traffic insanity in Lancaster or the debilitating effects of ecological degradation. Synonyms weaken, make weak, make feeble, enfeeble, enervate, devitalize, sap, drain, exhaust, weary, tire, fatigue, wear out, prostrate undermine, impair, render infirm, indispose, incapacitate, disable, paralyse, immobilize, lay low, put out of action, confine to bed, confine to a wheelchair informal knock out, do in, knacker, shatter rare torpefy Derivatives debilitation noun dɪbɪlɪˈteɪʃ(ə)ndəˌbɪləˈteɪʃ(ə)n I've struggled to do as much work as I can through it, but the debilitation it's caused has frustrated me no end. Example sentencesExamples A hilarious script to begin with, moving towards severity in the end, as grave issues of child marriage, unwanted pregnancies and the consequent debilitation of the girls involved, unfolded. For bedridden patients unable to perform personal hygiene measures because of acute illness or chronic debilitation, the bed bath has long been a measure for improving hygiene and comfort. Given the frequency with which depression occurs in our society, the length of time it can last, and the extent of debilitation that can result, methods for coping with this illness are essential. At the conclusion of the inspection, members of the fire authority were appraised of the main issues contained within the report and urged to take early action to prevent further debilitation of the service. debilitative adjective dɪˈbɪlɪtətɪv I can account this socially debilitative disease to my early days in primary school where I was ridiculed for assuming that L, M, N, O, P was a word and ostracized for recounting stories told to me by my less PC relatives. Example sentencesExamples Diagnosed with debilitative scoliosis, he was once completely paralysed. ‘These are very good for people who need to detox, for people who have had debilitative problems over a number of years such as MS or arthritis,’ explains Magdalene Sacranie, chartered physiotherapist at Roundelwoods. So of course the stress of getting by doing only the minimum was debilitative as well. Origin Mid 16th century: from Latin debilitat- 'weakened', from the verb debilitare, from debilitas (see debility). Definition of debilitate in US English: debilitate verbdəˈbiləˌtātdəˈbɪləˌteɪt [with object] 1Make (someone) weak and infirm. a weakness that debilitates him despite his overwhelming physical might Example sentencesExamples Few historians have written as well as Stargardt about the morally and physically debilitating effects of hunger. In recent years he became increasingly debilitated by heart failure. This bacterium is usually confined to hospitals and in particular to vulnerable or debilitated patients. ‘Because you are so debilitated, you cannot move or breathe properly,’ he told the Irish Medical Times. Stowell, born in 1981, claimed that his mother was debilitated by postsurgical pain and anesthesia when she signed a consent form for his circumcision. Issues of fairness and equality aside, the country can't afford to have the president debilitated by the flu or the complications that can follow from it - especially when it is easily prevented. They know a request to kitchen staff will not be met with disdain; our domestics regularly help with feeding debilitated patients in the absence of nursing staff. All four forms of malaria debilitate the patient by destroying human hemoglobin and are characterized by a cycle of fever, chills, and sweating. As the disease progresses, it can debilitate a person by slowly eating away the joint's cartilage and bone. Interstitial cystitis is a severely debilitating disease of the urinary bladder. In his late sixties, his fears of illness were fully realized, and he was increasingly debilitated by liver cancer until his death at seventy in 1875. The dose should generally be reduced in children, elderly, or debilitated patients. Before the series of strokes which have debilitated him in recent years, his tenure had been characterised by his chronic laziness and regular sojourns to Europe for drinking, gambling and womanising binges. His ability to handle such a big movie became less and less likely as he became increasingly debilitated by Parkinson's disease. The illness, of which she is now clear, would have debilitated a husband of lesser fortitude. For most otherwise healthy people the virus, while debilitating in the short term, leaves no lasting ill effects. There are a number of drugs that may be used to debilitate a victim and make it easier to perpetrate sexual assault. A partially debilitated James shuffled his first steps through the medical bay, rebuilding his atrophied muscles after his injury. The following year opened with a setback: a severe and debilitating mental crisis whose effects lasted several months. At the end of my father's life he was so debilitated that, you know, he - he was forced to do some things that probably he wouldn't have done if he had been healthy. Synonyms weakening, enfeebling, enervating, enervative, devitalizing, draining, sapping, wearing, exhausting, tiring 1.1 Hinder, delay, or weaken. hard drugs destroy families and debilitate communities Example sentencesExamples She is right to identify the debilitating effects of the transaction costs in the existing system. Pornography can have debilitating effects on communities, marriages, families, and children. It is debilitating and draining, and diverts the energy that should be going into reforming Scotland. This letter is not about politics, traffic insanity in Lancaster or the debilitating effects of ecological degradation. The demand for land has had a debilitating effect and there has been a steady loss of agricultural land over the last few years. It had a debilitating effect on the heart muscle and weakened it, resulting in death. And Downing Street is worried about its contagion, its debilitating effect on UK democracy and the cure. That had debilitating consequences on opposition politics. The McGuire Programme has helped thousands of people overcome the debilitating effects of stammering. The debilitating effects of this trial, and the events that led to it, may reverberate for years to come. Sexual apartheid just like the usual sort is socially debilitating to all. Research indicates that test anxiety may exert a debilitating effect on student performance. The second factor has to do with the debilitating effects of unearned privilege. The results of Election 2004 seem to have had a debilitating effect on the hearts and mind of the BJP top brass. The longer franchise reform was delayed, the more debilitating were the effects on O'Neill's position. There were many and the special effects were debilitating on such a large, clear display. If this protein is so dangerous, why doesn't the body's immune system counteract the effects, or at least debilitate the protein? The lack of employment spurs the mass human migrations that so debilitate the district. People are mostly unaware of the debilitating effects of corruption on development and human rights. The anticipated breakthrough will, if realised, bring an end to an economically debilitating 12-day strike. Synonyms weaken, make weak, make feeble, enfeeble, enervate, devitalize, sap, drain, exhaust, weary, tire, fatigue, wear out, prostrate Origin Mid 16th century: from Latin debilitat- ‘weakened’, from the verb debilitare, from debilitas (see debility).
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