Definition for DE-BIL'I-TATE

DE-BIL'I-TATE, v.t. [L. debilito, from debilis.]

To weaken; to impair the strength of; to enfeeble; to make faint or languid. Intemperance debilitates the organs of digestion. Excessive indulgence debilitates the system.

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