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- Dictionaryenfeebled/ɪnˈfiːbld/
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 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 »
: 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.
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.
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.
enfeebled in British English. (ɪnˈfiːbəld ) 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.
To enfeeble is to make someone or something very weak or fragile. Your governor's budget cuts might enfeeble the state's public school system. If an illness weakens you — makes you feel frail and shaky — it enfeebles you. Aging enfeebles us, and the lack of Vitamin D in the winter also enfeebles many people.
