debilitate
- IPA[dəˈbiləˌtāt]
美式
- make (someone) weak and infirm;hinder, delay, or weaken
verb: debilitate, 3rd person present: debilitates, gerund or present participle: debilitating, past tense: debilitated, past participle: debilitated
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動詞
- 1. make (someone) weak and infirm a weakness that debilitates him despite his overwhelming physical might
- ▪ hinder, delay, or weaken hard drugs destroy families and debilitate communities
- (of a disease or condition) making someone very weak and infirm: debilitating back pain
Oxford American Dictionary
- (of a disease or condition) making someone very weak and infirm: debilitating back pain
Oxford Dictionary
- in a very weakened and infirm state: a debilitated patient I became very debilitated with tremendous joint pain
Oxford Dictionary
- in a very weakened and infirm state: a debilitated patient I became very debilitated with tremendous joint pain
Oxford American Dictionary
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- IPA[dɪˈbɪlɪteɪt]
英式
- make (someone) very weak and infirm: he was severely debilitated by a stomach upset
Oxford Dictionary