enfeeble C2+ Topic:Describing Qualities Also spelled infeeble US /ɛnˈfibəl/ UK /ɪnˈfiːbəl/ See IPA manual Meanings 1 verb to make weak or feeble Years of illness had enfeebled the once-vigorous statesman. Thesaurus Synonyms 1 verb · to make weak or feeble weakendebilitatesapenervateincapacitatecripple ↔ Opposites strengthenfortifyinvigorateempower Word family Forms infeebles Derived forms enfeeblementenfeebled Related forms feeble Etymology AI details From Old French enfeblir ('to make weak'), from en- ('to make') + feble ('feeble, weak'), from Latin flebilis ('lamentable'), from flere ('to weep'). enfeblir Old French flebilis Latin View etymology graph -> Topics Describing Qualities External links Cambridge Dictionary Wiktionary Google Images # enfeeble **Type:** Word **Level:** C2+ **Part of speech:** verb **IPA (US):** /ɛnˈfibəl/ **IPA (UK):** /ɪnˈfiːbəl/ ## Meanings 1. to make weak or feeble ## Examples - Years of illness had enfeebled the once-vigorous statesman. ## Synonyms - weaken - debilitate - sap - enervate - incapacitate - cripple ## Antonyms - strengthen - fortify - invigorate - empower ## Derived Forms - enfeeblement - enfeebled ## Related Forms - feeble ## Roots and Affixes - Root: enfeblir - Root: flebilis ## Etymology From Old French enfeblir ('to make weak'), from en- ('to make') + feble ('feeble, weak'), from Latin flebilis ('lamentable'), from flere ('to weep'). ## AI Etymology Enfeeble comes from Old French enfeblir ('to make weak'), from en- ('to make') + feble ('feeble, weak'), from Latin flebilis ('lamentable'), from flere ('to weep'). The etymological trail includes Old French enfeblir and Latin flebilis. As a verb, enfeeble means to make weak or feeble. The same family is visible in derived forms such as enfeeblement and enfeebled and related forms such as feeble. The analysis is partly morphological, with the modern form built from the elements named in the history. ## Topics - Describing Qualities markdown