debilitated (C1)
verb
Pronunciation: /dɪˈbɪlɪteɪt/
Definition
To make someone or something physically or mentally weak.
Examples
The disease can debilitate the elderly.
His injury will debilitate him for the rest of the season.
Years of stress had begun to debilitate her.
How to Use debilitated
- debilitate someone (prepositional phrase)
- To make a person physically or mentally weak. — "The constant worry began to debilitate her."
- debilitate something (prepositional phrase)
- To make an organization, system, or concept weaker or less effective. — "Corruption can debilitate even the strongest institutions."
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