Debilitate
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Debilitate [dih-bil-i-teyt]

VERB

VERB

  • To make weaker.

  • To impair the strength of someone or something.

  • To make the strength of mind or body lesser, as if by an illness.

Example

"It is party leader's actions that debilitate the party's election campaign."

"Pneumonia has debilitated her completely."

Synonyms

Attenuate, Cripple, Disable, Eviscerate, Blunt, Devitalize, Exhaust, Extenuate, Harm, Hurt, Enfeeble, Etiolate

Antonyms

Aid, Assist, Enable, Help, Strengthen, Animate, Assuage, Cure, Fix, Grow, Fortify, Reinforce