Polyglot Dictionary

debilitar

/deβiliˈtaɾ/

verb B2

el (masc.) la (fem.)

Underline = a spelling pattern that usually signals that gender.

V Register Neutral Era Current Frequency Common Domain General Tone Neutral

Forms

present (yo)
debilito
preterite (yo)
debilité
past participle
debilitado

Meaning

  1. to weaken

    • La enfermedad lo debilitó.

      The illness weakened him.

V Category Action Concreteness Concrete Agency Voluntary Duration Durative Transitivity Transitive

Similar words

flaquear

flaquear specifically means to falter or weaken in resolve, intransitive; debilitar is more general, to weaken something, transitive.

Similar in other languages

Portuguese

debilitar

debilitar is the Portuguese word for the same thing — both mean "to weaken."

Portuguese

enfraquecer

enfraquecer is the Portuguese word for the same thing — both mean "to weaken."

Practice

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