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- Dictionaryenfeebled/inˈfēbəld/
adjective
- 1. made weak or feeble: "trade unions are in an enfeebled state"
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enfeeble. Fewer examples. Throughout the summer, tourists clog already enfeebled public transport with their wheeled cases and giant backpacks. The Prime Minister’s standing was enfeebled by her party’s losses in the recent election. He was accused of subverting the country's already enfeebled democratic institutions.
: to make feeble : deprive of strength. enfeeblement. in-ˈfē-bəl-mənt. en- noun. Synonyms. debilitate. devitalize. enervate. etiolate. prostrate. sap. soften. tire. waste. weaken. See all Synonyms & Antonyms in Thesaurus.
to make someone or something very weak. Synonyms. debilitate formal. drain. SMART Vocabulary: related words and phrases. Becoming and making less strong. abatement. adulterant. adulterated. downtoner. dull. ease. emasculation. enervate. enervating. fade. hedge. melt. relieve. tottering. turn to jelly idiom. undimmed. unsubdued. See more results »
verb (used with object) , en·fee·bled, en·fee·bling. to make feeble; weaken: That bout of pneumonia enfeebled him. Synonyms: debilitate, enervate. enfeeble. / ɪnˈfiːbəl / verb. tr to make weak; deprive of strength. Discover More. Derived Forms. enˈfeebler, noun. enˈfeeblement, noun. Discover More. Other Words From. en·fee ble·ment noun.
enfeeble. Fewer examples. Throughout the summer, tourists clog already enfeebled public transportation with their wheeled cases and giant backpacks. The president’s standing was enfeebled by her party’s losses in the recent election. He was accused of subverting the country's already enfeebled democratic institutions.
enfeebled. ( ɪnˈfiːbəld) adj. 1. (of a person) having been physically weakened. 2. (of a person, organization, system, etc) having been weakened in some way. Collins English Dictionary – Complete and Unabridged, 12th Edition 2014 © HarperCollins Publishers 1991, 1994, 1998, 2000, 2003, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2011, 2014.
adjective. 1. (of a person) having been physically weakened. enfeebled by our sedentary lifestyles. 2. (of a person, organization, system, etc) having been weakened in some way. He finds himself politically enfeebled. the already enfeebled newspaper. This would mean that an extra burden would be put on our already enfeebled economy.
Definition of enfeebled adjective in Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary. Meaning, pronunciation, picture, example sentences, grammar, usage notes, synonyms and more.
Definition of enfeeble verb in Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary. Meaning, pronunciation, picture, example sentences, grammar, usage notes, synonyms and more.
noun. Word origin. ME enfeblen < OFr enfeblir. Word Frequency. enfeeble in American English. (enˈfibəl) transitive verb Word forms: -bled, -bling. to make feeble; weaken. That bout of pneumonia enfeebled him. SYNONYMS enervate, debilitate. Most material © 2005, 1997, 1991 by Penguin Random House LLC.
