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Where does “enfeeble” come from?

enfeeble (English) comes from Middle English enfeblen, from Old French enfeblir.

enfeeble (English): To make feeble

Definitions

  1. To make feeble

Ancestry of “enfeeble”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Middle EnglishenfeblenTo cause to become feeble or weakened; to...
2Old Frenchenfeblir—

Words derived from “enfeeble”

  • enfeeblement
  • enfeebler
Every word from Old French enfeblir →