enfeeble – English verb conjugation

English verb forms of enfeeble

Nominal Forms

Infinitive: to enfeeble
Participle: enfeebled
Gerund: enfeebling

Cognates

-

Indicative

Present

Ienfeeble
youenfeeble
he;she;itenfeebles
weenfeeble
youenfeeble
theyenfeeble

Perfect

Ihave enfeebled
youhave enfeebled
he;she;ithas enfeebled
wehave enfeebled
youhave enfeebled
theyhave enfeebled

Past

Ienfeebled
youenfeebled
he;she;itenfeebled
weenfeebled
youenfeebled
theyenfeebled

Pluperfect

Ihad enfeebled
youhad enfeebled
he;she;ithad enfeebled
wehad enfeebled
youhad enfeebled
theyhad enfeebled

Future

Iwill enfeeble
youwill enfeeble
he;she;itwill enfeeble
wewill enfeeble
youwill enfeeble
theywill enfeeble

Future Perfect

Iwill have enfeebled
youwill have enfeebled
he;she;itwill have enfeebled
wewill have enfeebled
youwill have enfeebled
theywill have enfeebled

Subjunctive

Present

Ienfeeble
youenfeeble
he;she;itenfeeble
weenfeeble
youenfeeble
theyenfeeble

Perfect

Ihave enfeebled
youhave enfeebled
he;she;ithave enfeebled
wehave enfeebled
youhave enfeebled
theyhave enfeebled

Imperfect

Ienfeebled
youenfeebled
he;she;itenfeebled
weenfeebled
youenfeebled
theyenfeebled

Pluperfect

Ihad enfeebled
youhad enfeebled
he;she;ithad enfeebled
wehad enfeebled
youhad enfeebled
theyhad enfeebled

Conditional

Present

Iwould enfeeble
youwould enfeeble
he;she;itwould enfeeble
wewould enfeeble
youwould enfeeble
theywould enfeeble

Perfect

Iwould have enfeebled
youwould have enfeebled
he;she;itwould have enfeebled
wewould have enfeebled
youwould have enfeebled
theywould have enfeebled

Imperative

youenfeeble
weLet's enfeeble
youenfeeble

Progressive (Continuous) Forms

Indicative

Present

Iam enfeebling
youare enfeebling
he;she;itis enfeebling
weare enfeebling
youare enfeebling
theyare enfeebling

Perfect

Ihave been enfeebling
youhave been enfeebling
he;she;ithas been enfeebling
wehave been enfeebling
youhave been enfeebling
theyhave been enfeebling

Past

Iwas enfeebling
youwere enfeebling
he;she;itwas enfeebling
wewere enfeebling
youwere enfeebling
theywere enfeebling

Pluperfect

Ihad been enfeebling
youhad been enfeebling
he;she;ithad been enfeebling
wehad been enfeebling
youhad been enfeebling
theyhad been enfeebling

Future

Iwill be enfeebling
youwill be enfeebling
he;she;itwill be enfeebling
wewill be enfeebling
youwill be enfeebling
theywill be enfeebling

Future Perfect

Iwill have been enfeebling
youwill have been enfeebling
he;she;itwill have been enfeebling
wewill have been enfeebling
youwill have been enfeebling
theywill have been enfeebling

Conditional

Present

Iwould be enfeebling
youwould be enfeebling
he;she;itwould be enfeebling
wewould be enfeebling
youwould be enfeebling
theywould be enfeebling

Perfect

Iwould have been enfeebling
youwould have been enfeebling
he;she;itwould have been enfeebling
wewould have been enfeebling
youwould have been enfeebling
theywould have been enfeebling

Other

Synonyms & Antonyms

Synonyms

weaken
cripple, disable, enervate

Antonyms

to make strong or stronger
atrophy, debilitate, enervate, strengthen, weaken
weaken
strengthen, fortify, empower, energize

Additional Information

Phrasal Verbs

Etymology

From Middle English enfeblen, from Old French enfeblir. Constructed like en- + feeble. See: Middle English 'enfeblen'.

Sample Sentences

  • 1774, Dr Samuel Johnson, Preface to the Works of the English Poets, J. Nichols, Volume II, Page 130,
  • "...the gout, with which he had long been tormented, prevailed over the enfeebled powers of nature."
  • In the face of enfeebled, self-harming opposition on both sides of the border (and a miserable economic recession on both sides too) he has performed brilliantly. [2014 September 8, Michael White, “Roll up, roll up! The Amazing Salmond will show a Scotland you won't believe”, in The Guardian:]
  • The Republican-appointed justices may yet enfeeble the executive branch’s ability to implement federal law. [2022 January 13, Mark Joseph Stern, “The Supreme Court Had No Legal Reason to Block Biden’s Workplace Vaccine Rules”, in Slate:]