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debilitate

[dih-bil-i-teyt] / dɪˈbɪl ɪˌteɪt /


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Severity of the initial disease can’t perfectly predict the aftermath: debilitating symptoms have set in for people with mild initial infections.

From Los Angeles Times

The government said the emissions are part and parcel of protecting people from “lethal or significantly debilitating infections that would result without properly sterilized medical equipment.”

From Los Angeles Times

That’s because recruiting patients with a rare and debilitating disease for a placebo trial can be difficult and unethical.

From The Wall Street Journal

It can be debilitating, and it was difficult for me, but I adjusted, because I could hide behind my work, but as a private citizen, it was more difficult for her.

From Los Angeles Times

A year after his arrest, Timberlake said in late July 2025 that he powered through a “relentlessly debilitating” bout of Lyme disease while on his world tour, which kicked off in April 2024.

From Los Angeles Times