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enfeebled

/ɪnˈfiːbəld/ /enˈfiːbəld/

Meanings
verb
To make feeble.

Examples :

"The illness enfeebled the elderly woman, making her too weak to walk. "
medicine body physiology condition

Related Words

Illustration illness

illness noun

/ˈɪl.nəs/

An instance of a disease or poor health.

"Her grandmother had passed away after a long illness."

Illustration make

make noun

/meɪk/

Brand or kind; model.

"What make of car do you drive?"

Illustration woman

woman noun

/ˈwʊmɘn/ /ˈwʊmən/

An adult female human.

"My mother is a woman who always supports me. "

Illustration to

to adverb

/tʉː/ /tuː/ /tu/

Toward a closed, touching or engaging position.

"Please push the door to."

Illustration making

making noun

/ˈmeɪkɪŋ/

The act of forming, causing, or constituting; workmanship; construction.

"The intricate making of the model airplane showcased the student's skill. "

Illustration the

the adverb

/ði/ /ˈðiː/

With a comparative or with more and a verb phrase, establishes a correlation with one or more other such comparatives.

"It looks weaker and weaker, the more I think about it."

Illustration too

too adverb

/tuː/ /tu/

(focus) Likewise.

"My brother is tired, too. "

Illustration weak

weak adjective

/wiːk/

Lacking in force (usually strength) or ability.

"The child was too weak to move the boulder."

Illustration elderly

elderly noun

/ˈɛldəli/ /ˈɛldɚli/

An elderly person

"The elderly woman in the park shared stories of her childhood with the children. "

Illustration walk

walk verb

/wɔːk/ /wɔk/

To move on the feet by alternately setting each foot (or pair or group of feet, in the case of animals with four or more feet) forward, with at least one foot on the ground at all times. Compare run.

"To walk briskly for an hour every day is to keep fit."

Illustration feeble

feeble verb

/ˈfiːbəl/

To make feeble; to enfeeble.

"The illness gradually weakened and feebled him, making it hard to complete his daily tasks. "

Illustration her

her noun

/ə(ɹ)/ /ɚ/

A female person or animal.

"I think this bird is a him, but it may be a her."