imbecilitate en · VERB
Etymology
From imbecility + -ate (verb-forming suffix); compare -itate and Medieval Latin imbēcillitō.
Meanings
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(obsolete, transitive) To weaken, as to the body or the mind; to enfeeble.
The man, being skilful in natural magick, did use all the artifices his subtilty could devise to imbecilitate the earl.
1653, Arthur Wilson, The History of Great Britain, being the Life and Reign of King James I:
Forms
| Spelling | Features | Labels | Source |
|---|---|---|---|
| imbecilitated | Tense=Past, VerbForm=Part | lexicographic | |
| imbecilitated | Tense=Past | lexicographic | |
| imbecilitates | Number=Sing, Person=3, Tense=Pres | lexicographic | |
| imbecilitating | Tense=Pres, VerbForm=Part | lexicographic |