enfeeble

Etymology

From Middle English enfeblen, from Old French enfeblir. Constructed like en- + feeble.

verb

  1. (transitive) To make feeble.
    1774, Dr Samuel Johnson, Preface to the Works of the English Poets, J. Nichols, Volume II, Page 130, "...the gout, with which he had long been tormented, prevailed over the enfeebled powers of nature."
    In the face of enfeebled, self-harming opposition on both sides of the border (and a miserable economic recession on both sides too) he has performed brilliantly. 8 September 2014, Michael White, “Roll up, roll up! The Amazing Salmond will show a Scotland you won't believe”, in The Guardian
    The Republican-appointed justices may yet enfeeble the executive branch’s ability to implement federal law. Jan 13 2022, Mark Joseph Stern, “The Supreme Court Had No Legal Reason to Block Biden’s Workplace Vaccine Rules”, in Slate

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