D defs.my
Entry 1 sense Webster, 1913

Debilitate

/dəb-ĭl'-ət-ātˌ/ · De·bil·i·tate · IPA /dəˈbɪləteɪt/
01 v. t. To impair the strength of; to weaken; to enfeeble; as, to debilitate the body by intemperance.
imp. & p. p. Debilitated; p. pr. & vb. n. Debilitating
  1. 1.
    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.