debilitar

/debiliˈtaɾ/ · B2 · verb

to weaken

🔋 debilitar sounds like debit-it-are: debit drains your account, drains strength too

Debilitar comes from Latin debilis, meaning weak. English debilitate is a direct cousin, so link debilitar to debilitate: both mean to make weak. The Spanish ending -ar marks it as a verb.

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