Enfeeblement
[en-fee-buh l] /ɛnˈfi bəl/
verb (used with object), enfeebled, enfeebling.
1.
to make feeble; weaken:
That bout of pneumonia enfeebled him.
/ɪnˈfiːbəl/
verb
1.
(transitive) to make weak; deprive of strength
v.
mid-14c., from Old French enfeblir “become weak,” from en- (see en- (1)) + feble (see feeble). Related: Enfeebled; enfeebling.
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