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1 debilitare
debilitare v.tr. to weaken, to debilitate, to enfeeble: la malattia l'ha debilitato, the illness has debilitated (o weakened) him.◘ debilitarsi v.intr.pron. ( indebolirsi) to become* debilitated, to weaken: in quel clima torrido il suo organismo si è debilitato, his body got debilitated in the terrible heat.* * *[debili'tare]1. vt2. vip (debilitarsi)* * *[debili'tare] 1.verbo transitivo to debilitate, to weaken2.verbo pronominale debilitarsi to weaken, to grow* weak, to become* weak* * *debilitare/debili'tare/ [1]to debilitate, to weakenII debilitarsi verbo pronominaleto weaken, to grow* weak, to become* weak. -
2 prostrare
prostrare v.tr.1 (letter.) to prostrate; to knock down2 ( fiaccare) to prostrate, to exhaust; to wear* out, to debilitate; to overwhelm: era prostrato dal dolore, he was overwhelmed by grief; la lunga malattia lo ha prostrato, his long illness has debilitated him; la sconfitta elettorale l'ha prostrato, his defeat in the elections has prostrated him.◘ prostrarsi v.rifl.1 to prostrate oneself; to bow down: prostrare ai piedi di qlcu., to prostrate oneself at s.o.'s feet* * *[pros'trare]1. vt(sogg : malattia) to debilitate seriously, (fig : nel morale) to exhaust, wear outprostrato dal dolore — overcome o prostrate with grief
2. vr (prostrarsi)to prostrate o.s., fig to humble o.s.prostrarsi ai piedi di qn/davanti a qn — to bow down at sb's feet/before sb
* * *[pros'trare] 1. 2.verbo pronominale prostrarsi1) (inginocchiarsi) to prostrate oneself ( davanti a before)* * *prostrare/pros'trare/ [1][malattia, difficoltà] to prostrate, to exhaust, to wear* out [ persona]II prostrarsi verbo pronominale1 (inginocchiarsi) to prostrate oneself ( davanti a before) -
3 indebolire
v/t and v/i weaken* * *indebolire v.tr.1 to weaken, to enfeeble, to debilitate: la lunga malattia l'ha molto indebolito, the long illness has weakened him a lot (o has taken a lot out of him)2 (fig.) to weaken, to lessen, to reduce, to undermine; (affari, mercato) to depress: indebolire la resistenza, to weaken (o to undermine o to sap) one's powers of endurance; indebolire il volume degli affari, to depress the turnover3 (mecc., chim.) to weaken4 (fot.) to reduce.◘ indebolirsi v.intr.pron.1 to weaken, to grow* weak (er), to grow* feeble (r), to flag, to lose* one's strength: le sue forze s'indebolivano, his strength was flagging; gli si è indebolita la vista, his eyesight has grown weaker; la situazione finanziaria si è indebolita, the financial situation has weakened; la sua memoria si indebolisce, his memory is failing; il vento si indebolisce, the wind is dropping2 (di suoni, colori) to fade.* * *[indebo'lire]1. vt2. vi* * *[indebo'lire] 1.verbo transitivo to weaken [udito, vista, influenza, nemico, mercato]; to undermine [autorità, resistenza]2.verbo pronominale indebolirsi [economia, muscoli, paese, valuta] to weaken; [persona, squadra] to grow* weak; [ vista] to grow* dim, to dim, to fail; [ udito] to fail; [autorità, influenza] to diminish* * *indebolire/indebo'lire/ [102]to weaken [udito, vista, influenza, nemico, mercato]; to undermine [autorità, resistenza]II indebolirsi verbo pronominale -
4 snervare
snervare v.tr.1 to enervate, to debilitate, to enfeeble; ( esaurire) to exhaust, to wear* out: un clima che snerva, an enervating climate; il lavoro mi ha snervato, work has worn me out2 ( macelleria) to enervate.◘ snervarsi v.intr.pron.1 to be enervated, to be weakened; ( esaurirsi) to get* exhausted2 (mecc.) to yeld.* * *[zner'vare] 1.verbo transitivo to enervate, to unnerve, to wear* out, to exhaust2.* * *snervare/zner'vare/ [1]to enervate, to unnerve, to wear* out, to exhaustII snervarsi verbo pronominaleto become* enervated, to get* exhausted. -
5 ingracilire
◆ v. intr. → ingracilirsi.◘ ingracilirsi v.intr.pron. to become* delicate, to become* frail; to weaken. -
6 debilitare
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7 prostrare
[pros'trare]1. vt(sogg : malattia) to debilitate seriously, (fig : nel morale) to exhaust, wear outprostrato dal dolore — overcome o prostrate with grief
2. vr (prostrarsi)to prostrate o.s., fig to humble o.s.prostrarsi ai piedi di qn/davanti a qn — to bow down at sb's feet/before sb
См. также в других словарях:
debilitate — DEBILITÁTE, debilităţi, s.f. Faptul de fi debil; stare de slăbiciune a organismului, însoţită de scăderea rezistenţei la eforturi şi la boli, datorită subnutriţiei, unor boli cronice etc. ♢ Debilitate mintală = formă de înapoiere mintală, mai… … Dicționar Român
Debilitate — De*bil i*tate, v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Debilitated}; p. pr. & vb. n. {Debilitating}.] [L. debilitatus, p. p. of debilitare to debilitate, fr. debilis. See {Debility}.] To impair the strength of; to weaken; to enfeeble; as, to debilitate the body by… … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
debilitate — I verb cripple, denature, deprive of strength, devitalize, emasculate, enervate, enfeeble, eviscerate, exhaust, impair, incapacitate, injure, lessen, make feeble, make languid, reduce, render weak, sap the strength of, undermine, weaken II index… … Law dictionary
debilitate — (v.) 1530s, from L. debilitatus, pp. of debilitare to weaken, from debilis weak (see DEBILITY (Cf. debility)). Related: Debilitated; debilitating … Etymology dictionary
debilitate — enfeeble, *weaken, undermine, sap, cripple, disable Analogous words: impair, *injure, damage, harm, hurt, mar, spoil Antonyms: invigorate Contrasted words: energize, *vitalize: *renew, restore, rejuvenate, refresh … New Dictionary of Synonyms
debilitate — [v] incapacitate attenuate, blunt, cripple, devitalize, disable, enervate, enfeeble, eviscerate, exhaust, extenuate, harm, hurt, injure, mar, prostrate, relax, sap, spoil, unbrace, undermine, unstrengthen, weaken, wear out; concepts 240,246 Ant.… … New thesaurus
debilitate — ► VERB ▪ severely weaken. DERIVATIVES debilitation noun. ORIGIN Latin debilitare, from debilis weak … English terms dictionary
debilitate — [dē bil′ə tāt΄, dibil′ə tāt΄] vt. debilitated, debilitating [< L debilitatus, pp. of debilitare, to weaken < debilis, weak, not strong < de (see DE ) + deriv. of IE base * bel , strong > Gr belteros, better] to make weak or feeble;… … English World dictionary
Debilitate — To impair the strength or to enfeeble. A chronic progressive disease may debilitate a patient. So may, temporarily, a major surgical procedure. In both cases the weakness is pervasive. Weakness in an arm or leg following the removal of a cast is… … Medical dictionary
debilitate — [[t]dɪbɪ̱lɪteɪt[/t]] debilitates, debilitating, debilitated 1) VERB: usu passive If you are debilitated by something such as an illness, it causes your body or mind to become gradually weaker. [FORMAL] [be V ed by n] Stewart took over yesterday… … English dictionary
debilitate — UK [dɪˈbɪlɪteɪt] / US [dɪˈbɪlɪˌteɪt] verb [transitive, usually passive] Word forms debilitate : present tense I/you/we/they debilitate he/she/it debilitates present participle debilitating past tense debilitated past participle debilitated formal … English dictionary