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."
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Enfeeble
//ɪnˈfiːbəl//
Synonyms for "enfeeble" (72 found)
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Strong matches (21)
Related words (36)
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13 translations across 10 languages.
Chinese Mandarin
1 entries- 削弱 verb (make feeble)
Finnish
1 entries- heikentää verb (make feeble)
French
1 entries- affaiblir verb (make feeble)
German
1 entries- schwächen verb (make feeble)
Irish
2 entries- anbhainnigh verb (make feeble)
- díneartaigh verb (make feeble)
Middle English
2 entries- enfeblen verb (make feeble)
- feblen verb (make feeble)
Māori
1 entries- whakaiwikore verb (make feeble)
Russian
2 entries- осла́бить verb (make feeble)
- ослабля́ть verb (make feeble)
Scottish Gaelic
1 entries- lagaich verb (make feeble)
Spanish
1 entries- debilitar verb (make feeble)
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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.
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The Republican-appointed justices may yet enfeeble the executive branch’s ability to implement federal law.
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