Etymology

enfeeble

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Today it means: To make feeble. Full definition →

Middle English enfeblen ← Old French enfeblir
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  1. Old French · derived fromenfeblir
  2. Middle English · inherited fromenfeblen
  3. English todayenfeeble

From Middle English enfeblen, from Old French enfeblir. Constructed like en- + feeble.

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