enfeeble
/ɪnˈfiːbəl/
enfeeble verb: to make feeble.
Verb
enfeeble (third-person singular simple present enfeebles, present participle enfeebling, simple past and past participle enfeebled)
- To make feeble.
- "...the gout, with which he had long been tormented, prevailed over the enfeebled powers of nature."1774, Dr Samuel Johnson, Preface to the Works of the English Poets, J. Nichols, Volume II, Page 130
- In the face of enfeebled, self-harming opposition on both sides of the border (and a miserable economic recession on both sides too) he has performed brilliantly.2014 September 8, Michael White, “Roll up, roll up! The Amazing Salmond will show a Scotland you won't believe”, in The Guardian
- Synonyms:
- weaken
enfeeble meaning in Tamil, Urdu, Malayalam and Kannada
enfeeble in Tamil
- பலவீனமாக்கு, வலிவிழக்கச் செய்
enfeeble in Urdu
- کمزور بنانا
enfeeble in Malayalam
- weaken, debilitate, incapacitate
- തളർത്തുക, ദുർബലമാക്കുക, ശക്തി ക്ഷയിപ്പിക്കുക, ക്ഷീണിപ്പിക്കുക, ബലം കെടുത്തുക, ആയാസപ്പെടുത്തുക
enfeeble in Kannada
- ಬಲ್ಮೆಗುಂದಿಸು, ದುರ್ಬಲಗೊಳಿಸು, ಶಕ್ತಿಹೀನವಾಗಿಸು
Synonyms of enfeeble
Forms of enfeeble
| third-person singular present | enfeebles |
|---|---|
| present participle | enfeebling |
| past participle | enfeebled |
| past | enfeebled |
| alternative form | infeeble |
Origin of enfeeble
From Middle English enfeblen, from Old French enfeblir. Constructed like en- + feeble.
Words formed from enfeeble
Words that rhyme with enfeeble
Questions about enfeeble
- What does enfeeble mean?
- Enfeeble means to make feeble.
- What is enfeeble in Tamil?
- Enfeeble in Tamil is பலவீனமாக்கு, வலிவிழக்கச் செய். See Enfeeble meaning in Tamil.
- What part of speech is enfeeble?
- Enfeeble is a verb.
- How do you pronounce enfeeble?
- Enfeeble is pronounced /ɪnˈfiːbəl/.
- What is the past tense of enfeeble?
- The past tense of enfeeble is enfeebled.
Words near enfeeble in the dictionary
Source and license
Adapted from Wiktionary: enfeeble (page history and authors); enfeeble (Tamil Wiktionary) (page history and authors); enfeeble (Urdu Wiktionary) (page history and authors); enfeeble (Olam, E.K. Kurup corpus) (dataset and license); enfeeble (Kannada Wiktionary) (page history and authors). Text available under the Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0 license. Word.ws reformatted the entry and added links. Wiktionary data of 2026-09-02.
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