verb [VN] (formal)
1 to make sb's body or mind weaker:
a debilitating disease * The troops were severely debilitated by hunger and disease. * She found the heat debilitating.
2 to make a country, an organization, etc. weaker:
Prolonged strike action debilitated the industry. * The economy is now strengthening after a long and debilitating recession.
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