English → Latin
“weakening” in Latin
dēbilitātiōmutilation, laming, maiming; weaknessīnfrāctiōbreaking to pieces; weakeningdēminūtiōdiminution, decrease, lessening, abatement; a diminutive formimminūtiōlessening, weakening, impairing, injuring; defloweringcōnfectiōmaking, preparing, producing, arranging, composing, completing; that which is made etc.; confectionēnervātiōa state of weakness, enervation; weakening, impairment; detriment
Riddle & Arnold A Copious and Critical English–Latin Lexicon, 1864
weakening
debilitatio: infractio: deminutio: imminutio: confectio: enervatio. More often by the verbs.
Quick answer
- What is the Latin word for weakening?
- The usual Latin words for “weakening” are dēbilitātiō, īnfrāctiō, dēminūtiō; also imminūtiō, cōnfectiō, ēnervātiō. 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.