De-bil′i-tāte, v. t.

v. t. [imp. & p. p. DEBILITATED; p. pr. & vb. n. DEBILITATING.] [Lat. debilitare, debilitatum, from debilis: It. debilitare, Pr., Sp., & Pg. debilitare, Fr. débiliter.] To impair the strength of; to weaken; to make faint or languid; as, to debilitate the digestion by intemperance.

Various ills debilitate the mind. Jennings.