Enfeebling

2 definitions found

From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48 [gcide]:

  Enfeeble \En*fee"ble\, v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Enfeebled}; p. pr. &
     vb. n. {Enfeebling}.] [OF. enfeblir, enfeiblir; pref. en- (L.
     in) + feble, F. faible, feeble. See {Feeble}.]
     To make feeble; to deprive of strength; to reduce the
     strength or force of; to weaken; to debilitate.
     [1913 Webster]


  
           Enfeebled by scanty subsistence and excessive toil.
                                                    --Prescott.
  
     Syn: To weaken; debilitate; enervate.
          [1913 Webster]

From WordNet (r) 2.0 [wn]:

  enfeebling
       adj : causing debilitation [syn: {debilitative}, {enervating}, {weakening}]