debilitate

动词 v. 形容词 adj.
中文释义
英 /dɪˈbɪlɪteɪt/    美 /dəˈbɪləteɪt/

英文释义

动词 v.
  1. To make feeble; to weaken. transitive
    — The American Dream suffered a debilitating effect after the subprime crisis.
形容词 adj.
  1. Feeble, enfeebled. obsolete
    — It is powerfull in helping extenuat and leane perſons who are troubled with difficultie of drawing their Brath: gives vigour and ſtrength to vithered and debilitat members; […]

词形变化

debilitates present,singular,third-person debilitating participle,present debilitated participle,past debilitated past more debilitate comparative most debilitate superlative

词源

词源 1
From debilitatus, the past passive participle of Latin dēbilitō (“to weaken, debilitate”), from the adjective dēbilis (“weak”), itself from de- + habilis (“able”). Equivalent to Latin dēbilitō + -ate (verb-forming suffix; adjective-forming suffix).
词源 2
From debilitatus, the past passive participle of Latin dēbilitō (“to weaken, debilitate”), from the adjective dēbilis (“weak”), itself from de- + habilis (“able”). Equivalent to Latin dēbilitō + -ate (verb-forming suffix; adjective-forming suffix).
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