| 单词 | enfeeble |
| 释义 | enfeeble (once / 2861 pages) v To enfeeble is to make someone or something very weak or fragile. Your governor's budget cuts might enfeeble the state's public school system. If an illness weakens you — makes you feel frail and shaky — it enfeebles you. Aging enfeebles us, and the lack of Vitamin D in the winter also enfeebles many people. You can also say that making it harder for people to vote enfeebles the democratic process. The verb enfeeble combines the prefix en-, "cause to be," with feeble, with its Latin root flebilis, "that is to be wept over." WORD FAMILYenfeeble: enfeebled, enfeeblement, enfeebles, enfeebling+/feeble: enfeeble, feebleness, feebler, feeblest, feebly/feebleness: feeblenesses USAGE EXAMPLESThe central bank said falling lending rates have eroded margins, enfeebling banks’ ability to lend. Wall Street Journal(Sep 26, 2016) The Redstone forces dreaded the prospect of more examinations of the ailing and enfeebled billionaire, giving Mr. Dauman and his allies considerable leverage. New York Times(Aug 25, 2016) Getting at the root of how Roosevelt struggled in his enfeebled last 18 months is the overriding concern of “His Final Battle.” Washington Post(Sep 15, 2016) v make weak Syn|Hypo|Hyper debilitate, drain emaciate, macerate, waste cause to grow thin or weak weaken lessen the strength of |
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