enfeeble

Definition

To make feeble.

Etymology

From Middle English enfeblen, from Old French enfeblir. Constructed like en- + feeble.

Example Sentences

• "1774, Dr Samuel Johnson, Preface to the Works of the English Poets, J. Nichols, Volume II, Page 130, "...the gout, with which he had long been tormented, prevailed over the enfeebled powers of nature.""
• "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."
• "The Republican-appointed justices may yet enfeeble the executive branch’s ability to implement federal law."