debilitate

• Schwächen oder Kraft rauben; jemanden oder etwas schwächer, kraftloser oder weniger wirksam machen.

A verb meaning to make someone or something weak, feeble, or less effective.

1. Weaken or impairC1formal

   To make someone or something weak, feeble, or less effective.

   Schwächen oder beeinträchtigen

   • The long illness debilitated him to the point where he could barely walk.
   • Chronic stress can debilitate the immune system over time.
   • The economic crisis debilitated the country's infrastructure.

   Synonymecrippledisableenervateenfeebleexhaustincapacitatesapundermineweaken

   Antonymefortifyinvigoratereinforcestrengthen