"imbecilitate" meaning in English

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Verb

Forms: imbecilitates [present, singular, third-person], imbecilitating [participle, present], imbecilitated [participle, past], imbecilitated [past]
Head templates: {{en-verb}} imbecilitate (third-person singular simple present imbecilitates, present participle imbecilitating, simple past and past participle imbecilitated)
  1. (transitive) To weaken, as to the body or the mind; to enfeeble. Tags: transitive
    Sense id: en-imbecilitate-en-verb-Tc0jetoK Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header

Inflected forms

Download JSON data for imbecilitate meaning in English (1.3kB)

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        "(transitive) To weaken, as to the body or the mind; to enfeeble."
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