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debilitate

/dɪˈbɪlɪteɪt/
verb
  1. To make feeble; to weaken.

    "The American Dream suffered a debilitating effect after the subprime crisis."

    Similar: enervate, enfeeble, weaken

Synonymsenervate, enfeeble, weaken

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