debilitating
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de·bil·i·tate
(dĭ-bĭl′ĭ-tāt′)tr.v. de·bil·i·tat·ed, de·bil·i·tat·ing, de·bil·i·tates
To sap the strength or energy of; enervate.
de·bil′i·ta′tion n.
de·bil′i·ta′tive adj.
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debilitating
(dɪˈbɪlɪˌteɪtɪŋ)adj
tending to weaken or enfeeble
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| Adj. | 1. | debilitating - impairing the strength and vitality invigorating - imparting strength and vitality; "the invigorating mountain air" |
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debilitating
adjective weakening, tiring, exhausting, draining, fatiguing, wearing, sapping, incapacitating, enervating, enfeebling, devitalizing a debilitating illness
stimulating, animating, rousing, enlivening, invigorating, energizing, vitalizing
stimulating, animating, rousing, enlivening, invigorating, energizing, vitalizing
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debilitating
adj → schwächend; lack of funds, war, depression etc → lähmend; shyness, self-doubt → hinderlich, hemmend; to have a debilitating effect on somebody/something → jdn/etw schwächen
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de·bil·i·tat·ing
a. debilitante, rel. a una enfermedad o agente que debilita.
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debilitating
adj debilitanteEnglish-Spanish/Spanish-English Medical Dictionary Copyright © 2006 by The McGraw-Hill Companies, Inc. All rights reserved.