enfeeble

verb

/ɪnˈfiːbl/

(formal)

Verb Forms

present simple I / you / we / they enfeeble	/ɪnˈfiːbl/ /ɪnˈfiːbl/
he / she / it enfeebles	/ɪnˈfiːblz/ /ɪnˈfiːblz/
past simple enfeebled	/ɪnˈfiːbld/ /ɪnˈfiːbld/
past participle enfeebled	/ɪnˈfiːbld/ /ɪnˈfiːbld/
-ing form enfeebling	/ɪnˈfiːblɪŋ/ /ɪnˈfiːblɪŋ/

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enfeeble somebody/something to make somebody/something weak使衰弱；使虚弱；使无力
- The soldiers were enfeebled by lack of nutrition.士兵们因缺乏营养而虚弱无力。
Word OriginMiddle English: from Old French enfeblir, from en- (expressing a change of state) + feble ‘feeble’.

BNC: 35447 COCA: 33734