enfeebling adj 1: causing debilitation [syn: {debilitative}, {enervating}, {enfeebling}, {weakening}]
Enfeeble \En*fee"ble\, v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Enfeebled}; p. pr. & vb. n. {Enfeebling}.] [OF. enfeblir, enfeiblir; pref. en- (L. in) + feble, F. faible, feeble. See {Feeble}.] To make feeble; to deprive of strength; to reduce the strength or force of; to weaken; to debilitate. [1913 Webster] Enfeebled by scanty subsistence and excessive toil. --Prescott. Syn: To weaken; debilitate; enervate. [1913 Webster]