- past tense form of debilitate.
- past participle of debilitate.
debilitated
Example Sentences
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It has effectively debilitated us from being able to enforce it in most contexts we’ve used it in in the past.
From Slate ● Apr. 30, 2026
On the other hand, a greatly debilitated Cuban government has few cards to play.
From Los Angeles Times ● Mar. 16, 2026
Too much of it, alas, is spent recalling now dead or sadly debilitated family and friends.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Jan. 9, 2026
Yet Germany's military remains in a debilitated state - less battle-ready, we are told, than three years ago.
From BBC ● Feb. 20, 2025
It was a pathetic sight: we were all so debilitated that it took the group an incredibly long time just to descend the few hundred feet to the snow slope immediately below.
From "Into Thin Air" by Jon Krakauer
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