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| Grammar : Verb |
| Spell : en-fee-buhl |
| Phonetic Transcription : ɛnˈfi bəl |
Definition of enfeebled
Origin :- mid-14c., from Old French enfeblir "become weak," from en- (see en- (1)) + feble (see feeble). Related: Enfeebled; enfeebling.
- verb make very weak
- The Duke of Lerma, infirm and enfeebled by years, was unable to confront his foes.
- Extract from : « Calderon The Courtier » by Edward Bulwer-Lytton
- In a flash it had come to me who that enfeebled gentleman was.
- Extract from : « Bardelys the Magnificent » by Rafael Sabatini
- In the selfishness of her enfeebled spirit, Kate still rejoiced.
- Extract from : « The Manxman » by Hall Caine
- But the voice was so enfeebled by disease as to be scarcely audible.
- Extract from : « The Monctons: A Novel, Volume I » by Susanna Moodie
- A diseased body causes a disordered mind and an enfeebled will.
- Extract from : « Practical Ethics » by William DeWitt Hyde
- Enfeebled and nearly famishing, we headed toward it and rowed for life.
- Extract from : « Tales of the Malayan Coast » by Rounsevelle Wildman
- Their condition was so enfeebled that they could have lived only a little longer.
- Extract from : « The Naval History of the United States » by Willis J. Abbot.
- At length he became so enfeebled and ill as to be unable to walk further.
- Extract from : « The Huguenots in France » by Samuel Smiles.
- Slowly, and one by one, the enfeebled men dropped from the mast into the boat.
- Extract from : « Battles with the Sea » by R.M. Ballantyne
- Age has bowed their heads, blanched their locks and enfeebled their memories.
- Extract from : « Which? » by Ernest Daudet
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