Definitions for enfeeble
ɛnˈfi bəlen·fee·ble

Princeton's WordNetRate this definition:5.0 / 1 vote

1. enfeeble, debilitate, drainverb

   make weak

   "Life in the camp drained him"

WiktionaryRate this definition:0.0 / 0 votes

1. enfeebleverb

   To make feeble.

Samuel Johnson's DictionaryRate this definition:0.0 / 0 votes

1. To Enfeebleverb

   To weaken; to enervate; to deprive of strength.

   Etymology: from feeble.

   I’ve belied a lady,
   The princess of this country; and the air on’t
   Revengingly enfeebles me William Shakespeare, Cymbeline.

   My people are with sickness much enfeebled. William Shakespeare, H. V.

   Much hath hell debas’d, and pain
   Enfeebl’d me, to what I was in heav’n! John Milton, Parad. Lost.

   Some there are that employ their time in affairs infinitely below the dignity of their persons; and being called by God, or the republick, to bear great burdens, do enfeeble their understandings, and disable their persons, by sordid and brutish business. Jeremy Taylor, Rule of living holy.

   Sure, nature form’d me of her softest mould,
   Enfeebled all my soul with tender passions,
   And sunk me even below my own weak sex. Joseph Addison, Cato.

ChatGPTRate this definition:0.0 / 0 votes

1. enfeeble

   Enfeeble is a verb which means to weaken, debilitate, or drastically reduce someone or something's strength, condition, vitality, or function. It can also refer to the act of making someone or something ineffective or powerless.

Webster DictionaryRate this definition:0.0 / 0 votes

1. Enfeebleverb

   to make feeble; to deprive of strength; to reduce the strength or force of; to weaken; to debilitate

Chambers 20th Century DictionaryRate this definition:5.0 / 1 vote

1. Enfeeble

   en-fē′bl, v.t. to make feeble: to weaken.—n. Enfee′blement, weakening: weakness.

Usage in printed sourcesFrom: 

1. [["1637","1"],["1642","1"],["1648","1"],["1667","1"],["1668","1"],["1673","1"],["1675","3"],["1677","1"],["1680","2"],["1681","2"],["1683","2"],["1684","1"],["1685","2"],["1688","1"],["1692","1"],["1697","1"],["1698","2"],["1700","1"],["1704","3"],["1705","3"],["1706","2"],["1707","5"],["1708","2"],["1710","2"],["1712","4"],["1713","1"],["1714","2"],["1716","2"],["1717","6"],["1718","2"],["1719","1"],["1720","1"],["1722","4"],["1724","6"],["1725","5"],["1726","4"],["1727","1"],["1728","1"],["1729","7"],["1730","2"],["1731","3"],["1734","5"],["1735","2"],["1736","5"],["1737","4"],["1738","2"],["1739","5"],["1740","4"],["1741","4"],["1742","4"],["1743","2"],["1744","3"],["1745","2"],["1746","3"],["1747","8"],["1748","5"],["1749","1"],["1750","2"],["1751","4"],["1752","6"],["1753","3"],["1754","6"],["1755","3"],["1756","4"],["1757","3"],["1758","4"],["1759","5"],["1760","6"],["1761","9"],["1762","1"],["1763","10"],["1764","6"],["1765","3"],["1766","10"],["1767","3"],["1768","9"],["1769","4"],["1770","5"],["1771","6"],["1772","7"],["1773","5"],["1774","7"],["1775","4"],["1776","10"],["1777","10"],["1778","2"],["1779","3"],["1780","1"],["1781","7"],["1782","10"],["1783","10"],["1784","8"],["1785","10"],["1786","21"],["1787","16"],["1788","27"],["1789","10"],["1790","23"],["1791","33"],["1792","33"],["1793","20"],["1794","35"],["1795","13"],["1796","32"],["1797","37"],["1798","24"],["1799","21"],["1800","52"],["1801","87"],["1802","45"],["1803","52"],["1804","57"],["1805","52"],["1806","49"],["1807","102"],["1808","80"],["1809","106"],["1810","65"],["1811","76"],["1812","80"],["1813","82"],["1814","78"],["1815","83"],["1816","62"],["1817","132"],["1818","91"],["1819","105"],["1820","126"],["1821","68"],["1822","124"],["1823","138"],["1824","133"],["1825","192"],["1826","163"],["1827","103"],["1828","135"],["1829","179"],["1830","110"],["1831","173"],["1832","161"],["1833","186"],["1834","133"],["1835","185"],["1836","218"],["1837","161"],["1838","149"],["1839","229"],["1840","255"],["1841","146"],["1842","152"],["1843","137"],["1844","189"],["1845","188"],["1846","195"],["1847","208"],["1848","250"],["1849","218"],["1850","304"],["1851","226"],["1852","282"],["1853","276"],["1854","389"],["1855","243"],["1856","333"],["1857","314"],["1858","274"],["1859","318"],["1860","322"],["1861","202"],["1862","145"],["1863","124"],["1864","214"],["1865","163"],["1866","238"],["1867","181"],["1868","193"],["1869","209"],["1870","178"],["1871","171"],["1872","236"],["1873","198"],["1874","231"],["1875","206"],["1876","205"],["1877","251"],["1878","197"],["1879","196"],["1880","243"],["1881","237"],["1882","258"],["1883","251"],["1884","357"],["1885","257"],["1886","218"],["1887","235"],["1888","220"],["1889","245"],["1890","191"],["1891","222"],["1892","302"],["1893","187"],["1894","177"],["1895","232"],["1896","219"],["1897","231"],["1898","221"],["1899","233"],["1900","274"],["1901","285"],["1902","301"],["1903","286"],["1904","384"],["1905","267"],["1906","289"],["1907","217"],["1908","291"],["1909","211"],["1910","265"],["1911","221"],["1912","186"],["1913","210"],["1914","193"],["1915","179"],["1916","138"],["1917","175"],["1918","107"],["1919","164"],["1920","182"],["1921","161"],["1922","138"],["1923","102"],["1924","110"],["1925","88"],["1926","96"],["1927","170"],["1928","125"],["1929","123"],["1930","117"],["1931","109"],["1932","84"],["1933","62"],["1934","124"],["1935","104"],["1936","98"],["1937","100"],["1938","83"],["1939","106"],["1940","117"],["1941","90"],["1942","79"],["1943","85"],["1944","65"],["1945","126"],["1946","82"],["1947","124"],["1948","113"],["1949","120"],["1950","115"],["1951","91"],["1952","145"],["1953","79"],["1954","128"],["1955","126"],["1956","138"],["1957","147"],["1958","96"],["1959","114"],["1960","143"],["1961","201"],["1962","214"],["1963","204"],["1964","182"],["1965","276"],["1966","238"],["1967","226"],["1968","313"],["1969","271"],["1970","281"],["1971","275"],["1972","233"],["1973","247"],["1974","214"],["1975","168"],["1976","165"],["1977","168"],["1978","195"],["1979","138"],["1980","167"],["1981","155"],["1982","186"],["1983","165"],["1984","179"],["1985","171"],["1986","206"],["1987","214"],["1988","230"],["1989","242"],["1990","200"],["1991","216"],["1992","226"],["1993","212"],["1994","258"],["1995","230"],["1996","320"],["1997","300"],["1998","340"],["1999","326"],["2000","356"],["2001","405"],["2002","394"],["2003","480"],["2004","611"],["2005","533"],["2006","784"],["2007","793"],["2008","1917"]]

How to pronounce enfeeble?

1. Alex

   US English

   David

   US English

   Mark

   US English

   Daniel

   British

   Libby

   British

   Mia

   British

   Karen

   Australian

   Hayley

   Australian

   Natasha

   Australian

   Veena

   Indian

   Priya

   Indian

   Neerja

   Indian

   Zira

   US English

   Oliver

   British

   Wendy

   British

   Fred

   US English

   Tessa

   South African

How to say enfeeble in sign language?

Numerology

1. Chaldean Numerology

   The numerical value of enfeeble in Chaldean Numerology is: 2

2. Pythagorean Numerology

   The numerical value of enfeeble in Pythagorean Numerology is: 9

References

1. ^ Princeton's WordNet
   http://wordnetweb.princeton.edu/perl/webwn?s=enfeeble
2. ^ Wiktionary
   https://en.wiktionary.org/wiki/Enfeeble
3. ^ Samuel Johnson's Dictionary
   https://johnsonsdictionaryonline.com/views/search.php?term=enfeeble
4. ^ ChatGPT
   https://chat.openai.com
5. ^ Webster Dictionary
   https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/enfeeble
6. ^ Chambers 20th Century Dictionary
   https://www.gutenberg.org/files/37683/37683-h/37683-h.htm#:~:text=enfeeble
7. ^ Usage in printed sources
   https://books.google.com/ngrams/graph?content=enfeeble