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From imbecility + -ate (verb-forming suffix); compare -itate and Medieval Latin imbēcillitō.
Etymology from Wiktionary, CC BY-SA 4.0.
imbecilitate
Today it means: To weaken, as to the body or the mind; to enfeeble. Full definition →
Today it means: To weaken, as to the body or the mind; to enfeeble. Full definition →
From imbecility + -ate (verb-forming suffix); compare -itate and Medieval Latin imbēcillitō.
Etymology from Wiktionary, CC BY-SA 4.0.