History
History
Synonyms
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Meaning:
cripple

a person unable to walk or move properly because of injury or weakness in the spine or legs

disable; make lame

crippling

causing severe weakness

disable; make lame

debase

to make (a person, currency etc) lower in value, poorer in quality etc

degrade, shame

debilitating

making (a person, her or his health) weak

incapacitate

demoralize

to weaken the cottage, confidence, self-discipline etc of (e.g. an army)

depress, unnerve

disable

to make (a person) unable to do something, especially take away the power of using the limbs, or of seeing or hearing

render inoperative; cripple

enervate

to cause (a person) to lose physical or moral strength

tire, wear out

enervating

enervate, the continuous state of it

tire, wear out

exhaust

(a pipe in an engine or machine for) gas, steam, vapour etc that is no longer wanted

tire or wear out

immobilize

to make (a person, thing) immobile

disable

impair

to weaken, spoil, (something)

harm, hinder

paralyse

to affect (a person, animal) with paralysis; to make (a person, animal) helpless

immobilize

soften

(to cause something) to become soft etc; (to cause a person) to become kind, sympathetic etc

calm, soothe

undermine

to make a hollow or tunnel under (an area of ground); to weaken (health, confidence etc) gradually

weaken

unnerve

to cause (a person) to lose self-control, power of decision, courage

upset, intimidate

ENFEEBLE as in Wiktionary
ENFEEBLE as in Wikipedia