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labefaction

Today it means: The act of shaking or weakening or the resulting state; overthrow, ruination. Full definition →

Latin labefaciō

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Latin · derived fromlabefaciō
English todaylabefaction

From Latin labefaciō (labo to totter + facio to make).

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