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1 debilitar
v.to weaken.Las drogas debilitan la mente Drugs weaken the mind.La falta de ejercicio debilita el cuerpo Lack of exercise weakens the body* * *1 to weaken, debilitate1 to weaken, get weak, become weak* * *verb* * *1. VT1) (Med) [+ persona, sistema inmunológico] to weaken, debilitate; [+ salud] to weaken2) [+ resistencia] to weaken, impair2.See:* * *1.verbo transitivoa) < persona> to weaken, debilitate; <salud/voluntad> to weakenb) <economía/defensa> to weaken, debilitate2.debilitarse v pronb) sonido to get o become faint/fainterc) economía to grow o become weak/weaker* * *= undermine, weaken, attenuate, undercut, lay + Nombre + low.Ex. Furthermore, the value of citation bibliometry is currently being undermined by the formation of 'citation clubs', which aim to indiscriminately achieve maximum cross-citing between 'club members'.Ex. The gangplank can be thrown across without weakening the chain of command.Ex. In the emerging technological environment of distributed systems, however, the informal or even formal links between source and user are attenuated or broken.Ex. The effects of liberalization threaten to undercut the delivery of a long cherished social objective.Ex. She suffered frequent flare-ups of widespread inflammation that would lay her low for days on end.----* debilitarse = become + brittle, languish.* * *1.verbo transitivoa) < persona> to weaken, debilitate; <salud/voluntad> to weakenb) <economía/defensa> to weaken, debilitate2.debilitarse v pronb) sonido to get o become faint/fainterc) economía to grow o become weak/weaker* * *= undermine, weaken, attenuate, undercut, lay + Nombre + low.Ex: Furthermore, the value of citation bibliometry is currently being undermined by the formation of 'citation clubs', which aim to indiscriminately achieve maximum cross-citing between 'club members'.
Ex: The gangplank can be thrown across without weakening the chain of command.Ex: In the emerging technological environment of distributed systems, however, the informal or even formal links between source and user are attenuated or broken.Ex: The effects of liberalization threaten to undercut the delivery of a long cherished social objective.Ex: She suffered frequent flare-ups of widespread inflammation that would lay her low for days on end.* debilitarse = become + brittle, languish.* * *debilitar [A1 ]vt1 ‹persona› to weaken, debilitate; ‹salud› to weakenla quimioterapia lo ha ido debilitando he's become weaker and weaker with the chemotherapy, the chemotherapy has made him increasingly weak o has gradually weakened o debilitated himcontribuyó a debilitar su salud mental it contributed to the deterioration of his mental state2 ‹voluntad› to weaken3 ‹economía/defensa› to weaken, debilitate1 «persona» to become weak; «salud» to deterioratese debilitó mucho con la enfermedad the illness made him very weak, he was debilitated by the illness, he became very weak as a result of the illness2 «voluntad» to weaken3 «sonido» to get o become faint/fainter4 «economía» to grow o become weak/weaker* * *
debilitar ( conjugate debilitar) verbo transitivo
to weaken
debilitarse verbo pronominal
[ salud] to deteriorate;
[ voluntad] to weaken
debilitar verbo transitivo to weaken, debilitate: la operación le ha debilitado, the operation left her feeling weak
su opción debilita la posición alemana, her decision undermines the German position
' debilitar' also found in these entries:
Spanish:
enervar
- minar
- desgastar
English:
chip away
- debilitate
- shake
- soften up
- weaken
* * *♦ vt1. [enfermo, organismo] to weaken;[salud] to weaken, to undermine2. [voluntad, moral] to weaken, to undermine3. [gobierno, moneda, economía] to weaken, to debilitate;este escándalo puede debilitar al ministro this scandal could weaken the minister's position* * *v/t weaken* * *debilitar vt: to debilitate, to weaken* * *debilitar vb to weaken
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