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Synonyms for enfeebled


Grammar : Verb
Spell : en-fee-buhl
Phonetic Transcription : ɛnˈfi bəl

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Définition of enfeebled

Origin :
  • mid-14c., from Old French enfeblir "become weak," from en- (see en- (1)) + feble (see feeble). Related: Enfeebled; enfeebling.
  • verb make very weak
Example sentences :
  • The Duke of Lerma, infirm and enfeebled by years, was unable to confront his foes.
  • Extract from : « Calderon The Courtier » by Edward Bulwer-Lytton
  • In a flash it had come to me who that enfeebled gentleman was.
  • Extract from : « Bardelys the Magnificent » by Rafael Sabatini
  • In the selfishness of her enfeebled spirit, Kate still rejoiced.
  • Extract from : « The Manxman » by Hall Caine
  • But the voice was so enfeebled by disease as to be scarcely audible.
  • Extract from : « The Monctons: A Novel, Volume I » by Susanna Moodie
  • A diseased body causes a disordered mind and an enfeebled will.
  • Extract from : « Practical Ethics » by William DeWitt Hyde
  • Enfeebled and nearly famishing, we headed toward it and rowed for life.
  • Extract from : « Tales of the Malayan Coast » by Rounsevelle Wildman
  • Their condition was so enfeebled that they could have lived only a little longer.
  • Extract from : « The Naval History of the United States » by Willis J. Abbot.
  • At length he became so enfeebled and ill as to be unable to walk further.
  • Extract from : « The Huguenots in France » by Samuel Smiles.
  • Slowly, and one by one, the enfeebled men dropped from the mast into the boat.
  • Extract from : « Battles with the Sea » by R.M. Ballantyne
  • Age has bowed their heads, blanched their locks and enfeebled their memories.
  • Extract from : « Which? » by Ernest Daudet

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