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enfeeble
Meaning: to make weak or less effective
enfeeble in a sentence
How enfeeble is used in real sentences:
Years of internal conflict began to enfeeble the once powerful alliance.
Repeated scandals enfeebled the governor's authority during the crisis.
“Because she knew which crews trusted one another, she could coordinate a slowdown without issuing orders, while a formal manager's threats merely enfeebled cooperation.”
— from the passage The Authority No Chart Showed
Synonyms for enfeeble
Other words for enfeeble — weaken, debilitate and impair — carry the same meaning.
- weaken
- debilitate
- impair
Antonyms of enfeeble
Words that mean the opposite of enfeeble:
- strengthen
- fortify
- invigorate
Where it comes from
From Old French enfeblir, meaning 'to make weak.'
Memory hook
EN-FEEBLE means to put into a feeble state: to enfeeble is to weaken.