What does debilitate mean?
Debilitate means (transitive) To make feeble; to weaken..
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/dɪˈbɪlɪteɪt/ · verb
(transitive) To make feeble; to weaken..
The American Dream suffered a debilitating effect after the subprime crisis.
Twice, they found themselves behind, seemingly on their way out, and on both occasions they absolutely refused to let their lack of numbers debilitate them.
Use debilitate when its meaning, tone and grammar fit the full sentence. A synonym is not always a direct replacement.
Debilitate means (transitive) To make feeble; to weaken..
Common synonyms include enervate, enfeeble, weaken, drain.
The opposite depends on the specific sense.
The American Dream suffered a debilitating effect after the subprime crisis.
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