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en·fee·ble
 enfeeble
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- pronunciation:
- ihn
fi
b
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transitive verb |
| inflections: |
enfeebles, enfeebling, enfeebled |
| definition: |
to take away the strength of; make feeble, as from age or disease.
- antonyms:
- fortify, strengthen
- similar words:
- depress
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| related words: |
canker, deaden, enervate, impair, sap, waste, weaken |
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| derivation: |
enfeeblement (n.) |
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