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indebolire

to weaken; to debilitate

verb een-deh-boh-LEE-reh Rare

Usage Note

Indebolire is a regular -ire verb of the -isc- group: indebolisco, indebolisci, indebolisce… It takes avere in transitive use (la malattia l'ha indebolito) and essere reflexively (si è indebolito nel tempo = he weakened over time). The noun is l'indebolimento.

Examples

"La febbre ha indebolito il paziente."

Natural Translation

The fever has weakened the patient.

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