debilitating

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From the verb debilitate: (⇒ conjugate)
debilitating is: ⓘClick the infinitive to see all available inflections: v pres p

de•bil•i•tate /dɪˈbɪlɪˌteɪt/USA pronunciation v. [~ + object], -tat•ed, -tat•ing.

to make (someone) weak;
deprive (someone) of strength:The hepatitis he suffered overseas debilitated him.

de•bil•i•ta•ting, adj.
de•bil•i•ta•tion, n. [uncountable]

de•bil•i•tate (di bil′i tāt′),USA pronunciation v.t., -tat•ed, -tat•ing.

to make weak or feeble;
enfeeble:The siege of pneumonia debilitated her completely.

Latin dēbilitātus (past participle of dēbilitāre), equivalent. to dēbilit-, stem of dēbilis weak + -ātus -ate¹
1525–35

de•bil′i•tant, n.
de•bil′i•ta′tion, n.
de•bil′i•ta′tive, adj.

weaken, deplete, enervate, devitalize.

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debilitate /dɪˈbɪlɪˌteɪt/ vb

Etymology: 16th Century: from Latin dēbilitāre, from dēbilis weakdeˌbiliˈtation n

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