Imbecilitate

verb

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Verb
  1. 1
    To weaken, as to the body or the mind; to enfeeble. obsolete, transitive

    "The man, being skilful in natural magick, did use all the artifices his subtilty could devise to imbecilitate the earl."

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"The man, being skilful in natural magick, did use all the artifices his subtilty could devise to imbecilitate the earl."

Etymology

From imbecility + -ate (verb-forming suffix); compare -itate and Medieval Latin imbēcillitō.

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