deprive+of+strength
21Enfeebling — Enfeeble En*fee ble, v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Enfeebled}; p. pr. & vb. n. {Enfeebling}.] [OF. enfeblir, enfeiblir; pref. en (L. in) + feble, F. faible, feeble. See {Feeble}.] To make feeble; to deprive of strength; to reduce the strength or force of; …
22emasculate — emasculation, n. emasculative, adj. emasculator, n. emasculatory /i mas kyeuh leuh tawr ee, tohr ee/, adj. v. /i mas kyeuh layt /; adj. /i mas kyeuh lit, layt /, v., emasculated, emasculating, adj. v.t. 1 …
23extenuate — I verb absolve, acquit, allow for, attemper, attenuate, clear, condone, debilitate, deprive of strength, dilute, diminish, enervate, enfeeble, exculpate, excuse, exonerate, forgive, justify, lessen, levare, lighten, make allowance for, make… …
24debilitate — I verb cripple, denature, deprive of strength, devitalize, emasculate, enervate, enfeeble, eviscerate, exhaust, impair, incapacitate, injure, lessen, make feeble, make languid, reduce, render weak, sap the strength of, undermine, weaken II index… …
25emasculate — e•mas•cu•late v. [[t]ɪˈmæs kyəˌleɪt[/t]] adj. [[t] lɪt, ˌleɪt[/t]] v. lat•ed, lat•ing, adj. 1) to castrate 2) to deprive of strength or vigor; weaken 3) deprived of strength or vigor; gelded • Etymology: 1600–10; < L ēmasculātus, ptp. of… …
26drain — ► VERB 1) cause the liquid in (something) to run out. 2) (of liquid) run off or out. 3) become dry as liquid runs off. 4) deprive of strength or resources. 5) drink the entire contents of. ► NOUN 1) a channel or pipe carrying off …
27dis|may — «dihs MAY», noun, verb. –n. loss of courage because of dislike or fear of what is about to happen or has happened: »And each In other s countenance read his own dismay (Milton). ╂[< verb] –v.t. to trouble greatly; make afraid; paralyze with… …
28enfeeble — transitive verb (enfeebled; enfeebling) Etymology: Middle English enfeblen, from Anglo French enfebler, enfeblir, from en + feble feeble Date: 14th century to make feeble ; deprive of strength Synonyms: see weaken • enfeeblement noun …
29impoverish — transitive verb Etymology: Middle English enpoverisshen, from Anglo French empoveriss , stem of empoverir, from en + povre poor more at poor Date: 15th century 1. to make poor 2. to deprive of strength, richness, or fertility by depleting or… …
30castrate — castration, n. castrator, n. /kas trayt/, v., castrated, castrating, n. v.t. 1. to remove the testes of; emasculate; geld. 2. to remove the ovaries of. 3. Psychol. to render impotent, literally or metaphorically, by psychological means, esp. by… …
