Debilitate
Pronunciation : De*bil"i*tate
Part of Speech : v.
Etymology : [L. debilitatus, p. p. of debilitare to debilitate, fr. debilis. See Debility.]
Definition : Defn: To impair the strength of; to weaken; to enfeeble; as, to debilitate the body by intemperance. Various ails debilitate the mind. Jenyns. The debilitated frame of Mr. Bertram was exhausted by this last effort. Sir W. Scott.
t. [imp. & p. p. Debilitated; p. pr. & vb. n. Debilitating.]
Source : Webster's Unabridged Dictionary, 1913