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Webster 1913 Edition


Debile

Deb′ile

,
Adj.
[L.
debilis
: cf. F.
débile
. See
Debility
.]
Weak.
[Obs.]
Shak.

Webster 1828 Edition


Debile

DEB'ILE

,
Adj.
Relaxed; weak; feeble; languid; faint; without strength.
DEBIL'ITATE, v.t. To weaken; to impair the strength of; to enfeeble; to make faint or languid. Intemperance debilitates the organs of digestion. Excessive indulgence debilitates the system.
DEBIL'ITATED, pp. Weakened; enfeebled; relaxed.
DEBIL'ITATING, ppr. Weakening; enfeebling; impairing strength.
DEBILITA'TION, n. The act of weakening; relaxation.
DEBIL'ITY, n. Relaxation of the solids; weakness; feebleness; languor of body; faintness; imbecility; as, morbid sweats induce debility.
DEB'IT, n. [L. debitum, from debeo, to owe.] Debt. It is usually written debt. But it is used in mercantile language, as the debit side of an account.
DEB'IT, v.t.

Definition 2024


débile

débile

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French

Adjective

débile m, f (plural débiles)

  1. dumb, stupid