🪫enfeeble

verb
/ɛnˈfiːbəl/

Meaning

To make weak or feeble; to deprive of strength.

Example Sentences

The long illness enfeebled the old man.

Synonyms

weaken, debilitate, exhaust, drain, sap

Antonyms

strengthen, empower, invigorate

Collocations

enfeeble the spirit, enfeebled body, enfeebling disease

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