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enfeeble

verb

/ɛnˈfiːbəl/

Meaning

To make weak or feeble; to deprive of strength.

The long illness enfeebled the old man.

weaken, debilitate, exhaust, drain, sap

strengthen, empower, invigorate

enfeeble the spirit, enfeebled body, enfeebling disease

To make a situation less dangerous, tense, or explosive; to remove a fuse from a bomb.

To have a plan or purpose in mind; to aim to do something.

To take in and understand fully; to absorb and integrate into a larger whole.

To occur at the same time or to be in agreement.

to take part in a violent struggle or to try hard to achieve something

to move back and forth or from side to side