debilitated

C2+ Topic:Describing Qualities

US /dɪˈbɪlɪˌteɪtɪd/ UK /dɪˈbɪlɪˌteɪtɪd/ See IPA manual

Meanings

1

adj
made weak or feeble

Months of illness left her debilitated and thin.

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Synonyms

1 adj · made weak or feeble weakenedenfeebledenervated sapped exhausted frailincapacitated

Opposites

strengthenedinvigoratedrobust vigorous

Word family

Related forms debilitate debility

Etymology

Past participle of debilitate, from Latin dēbilitāre ('to weaken'), from dēbilis ('weak, feeble').

dēbilitāre Latin dēbilis Latin

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Describing Qualities Word Formation & Derivatives

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# debilitated

**Type:** Word
**Level:** C2+
**Part of speech:** adj
**IPA (US):** /dɪˈbɪlɪˌteɪtɪd/
**IPA (UK):** /dɪˈbɪlɪˌteɪtɪd/

## Meanings
1. made weak or feeble

## Examples
- Months of illness left her debilitated and thin.

## Synonyms
- weakened
- enfeebled
- enervated
- sapped
- exhausted
- frail
- incapacitated

## Antonyms
- strengthened
- invigorated
- robust
- vigorous

## Related Forms
- debilitate
- debility

## Roots and Affixes
- Root: dēbilitāre
- Root: dēbilis

## Etymology
Past participle of debilitate, from Latin dēbilitāre ('to weaken'), from dēbilis ('weak, feeble').

## AI Etymology
Debilitated is the past participle of debilitate, from Latin dēbilitāre ('to weaken'), from dēbilis ('weak, feeble'). The ancestry passes through Latin dēbilitāre and Latin dēbilis. In present use as an adjective, it means "made weak or feeble", keeping the historical formation close to the word's ordinary semantic work. Related words include debilitate and debility. Its contrast set includes strengthened, invigorated, robust, and vigorous, which clarifies the semantic boundary of the modern word. The surrounding word family keeps the same base visible in debilitate and debility, showing how the headword belongs to a larger cluster rather than standing alone.

## Topics
- Describing Qualities
- Word Formation & Derivatives

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