debilitate

debilitate
[dɪˈbɪlɪteɪt]
verb
  1. [with obj.][often as adj. debilitating ]make (someone) very weak and infirm
    使…虚弱（或不坚定）
    a debilitating disease.
    使人虚弱的疾病。
    [as adj. debilitated]a debilitated patient.
    虚弱的病人。
    ■hinder, delay, or weaken
    阻碍，延迟，削弱
    the debilitating effects of underinvestment.
    投资不足造成的阻碍影响。
派生
debilitatingly
adverb
debilitation
noun
debilitative
adjective
语源
  1. mid 16th cent.: from Latin debilitat- 'weakened', from the verb debilitare, from debilitas (see debility)
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