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5 overcome
(a) (vanquish → enemy, opposition) vaincre, triompher de; (→ difficulty, shyness) surmonter; (→ fear, repulsion, prejudice) vaincre, surmonter, maîtriser; (master → nerves) maîtriser, contrôler(b) (debilitate, weaken) accabler;∎ the heat overcame me la chaleur finit par me terrasser;∎ she was overcome by the fumes les émanations lui ont fait perdre connaissance;∎ literary he felt sleep overcome him il sentait le sommeil le gagner∎ to be overcome by fear être paralysé par la peur;∎ to be overcome with joy être comblé de joie;∎ to be overcome with grief être accablé par la douleur;∎ I was overcome by the news la nouvelle m'a bouleversé;∎ in a voice overcome with emotion d'une voix tremblante d'émotionvaincre;∎ "We Shall Overcome" "Nous triompherons" (célèbre chanson du mouvement américain des droits civiques)
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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