debilitate
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Synonyms
devitalize, enervate, enfeeble, etiolate, prostrate, sap, soften, tire, waste, weaken
Antonyms
beef (up), fortify, strengthen
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Event’ Officials are said to be monitoring the beaches on Friday to ensure the whales — one or two of which may be debilitated by the previous stranding — don’t strand themselves again. — Kelli Bender, PEOPLE.com, "5 Whales Die After Stranding Themselves on Hawaii Beach with 5 Other Whales," 30 Aug. 2019 Even if they were released, would the scars of imprisonment debilitate them? — Missy Ryan, Washington Post, "‘No one just goes hiking in Afghanistan’: American woman gave birth as a Taliban hostage. Now she seeks to end her mystery.," 23 Aug. 2019 For the millions of Americans who suffer from PTSD, though, the memories of the event have debilitated them. — Jordan Wilkerson, Dallas News, "UTD lab's marketing challenge: Recruit veterans for PTSD study," 15 Aug. 2019 This experiment may help researchers figure out how mutations in multiple genes lead to debilitating human illnesses. — Quanta Magazine, "The Cell’s Backup Genetic Instructions," 28 Oct. 2016 Get our daily newsletter Tajikistan is the poorest of the Central Asian states, lacking the natural resources of Kazakhstan, Uzbekistan and Turkmenistan, and has been further debilitated by civil war. — The Economist, "But their new partnership makes China a lot more equal than Russia," 25 July 2019 Damage to either the bones or the ligament can be debilitating to a speed-dependent athlete such as Brown. — Childs Walker, baltimoresun.com, "Five Things We Might Learn from 2019 Ravens training camp," 24 July 2019 Britney is dealing with debilitating emotional issues that need to be treated with medications. — Ashley Boucher, PEOPLE.com, "Britney Spears Breaks Down Her Summer Exercise Routine: 'The Key to My Workout Is Repetition'," 17 June 2019 How can such a magnificent club have been struck down with this disease, an illness which is slowly debilitating them? — SI.com, "Why Newcastle United Have No Hope of Premier League Survival Next Season," 8 July 2019These example sentences are selected automatically from various online news sources to reflect current usage of the word 'debilitate.' Views expressed in the examples do not represent the opinion of Merriam-Webster or its editors. Send us feedback.
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