English → Latin
“debilitate” in Latin
imbēcillusweak, feeble; cowardlydēbilitōto cripple or maim; to debilitate, unnerve, disable or weakenēnervōto remove the nerves and sinews; to enervate, weaken; to make effeminateīnfirmōto weaken, enfeeble, deprive of strength; to invalidate, disprove, disputeattenuōto make thin, attenuate, thin, reduce; to make weak, weaken, lessen, diminish, attenuate, enfeebleafficiōto cause someone to experience something; to visit, inflict, bestow; to treat, manage, handle; to influence, have an effstomachusgullet, alimentary canal; stomach; taste or distaste (depending on context)
The English word debilitate itself goes back to Latin dēbeō, through dēbilitō.
Riddle & Arnold A Copious and Critical English–Latin Lexicon, 1864
debilitate
imbecillum or infirmum reddere (PROP.; e.g., stomachum): debilitare (PROP., and figulatively): enervare; infirmare; vires debilitare, or attenuare, or afficere. Vid: WEAKEN.
Quick answer
- What is the Latin word for debilitate?
- The usual Latin words for “debilitate” are imbēcillus, dēbilitō, ēnervō; also īnfirmō, attenuō, afficiō. The right choice depends on the sense; see the distinctions below.
Entry from J. E. Riddle & T. K. Arnold, A Copious and Critical English–Latin Lexicon (rev. C. Anthon, New York: Harper, 1864), digitised by Fergus J. P. Walsh, CC BY-SA 4.0; Latin markup adapted by latindictionary.co.