debilitate

The story

1. Latin · derived fromdēbilitō“to weaken, debilitate”
2. English todaydebilitate

From debilitatus, the past passive participle of Latin dēbilitō (“to weaken, debilitate”), from the adjective dēbilis (“weak”), itself from de- + habilis (“able”). Equivalent to Latin dēbilitō + -ate (verb-forming suffix; adjective-forming suffix).