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debating society
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debauched
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debauchery
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debenture
debilitate
debilitated
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debility
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debilitate

de·bil·i·tate [ di bílli tàyt ] (past and past participle de·bil·i·tat·ed, present participle de·bil·i·tat·ing, 3rd person present singular de·bil·i·tates)


transitive verb 
Definition:
 
make somebody or something weak: to sap the strength or energy of somebody or something

[Mid-16th century. < Latin debilitat-, past participle of debilitare "weaken" < debilitas "weakness" (see debility)]

de·bil·i·ta·tion [ di bìlli táysh'n ] noun
de·bil·i·ta·tive [ di bílli tàytiv ] adjective
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