Synonyms for debilitate
Definitions
- v. 1
To make feeble; to weaken.
The American Dream suffered a debilitating effect after the subprime crisis.
Forms
- Past participle
- debilitated
e.g. debilitated → drained, enfeebled, weakened, emasculated…
Example sentences
- weaken This could profoundly weaken the Algerian economy.
Popularity over time
| Word | 1850 → 2019 | Trend |
|---|---|---|
| debilitate | rising | |
| enfeeble | steady | |
| weaken | steady | |
| emasculate | falling | |
| enervate | steady | |
| unman | steady |
Use in printed books, per decade from 1850 to 2019.
By length
- 5 letters
- relax2, drain1, unman
- 6 letters
- weaken2
- 7 letters
- exhaust2, unbrace
- 8 letters
- enfeeble3, enervate
- 9 letters
- prostrate2
- 10 letters
- emasculate4
The small number after each word is its number of syllables (relax2 = 2 syllables).
In other languages
- Français
- débiliter