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affeeble
† aˈffeeble, v. Obs. [a. OFr. afebli-er (also afebl-ir), f. à to + febli-er to weaken, f. fieble, now faible, feeble.] To weaken, enfeeble.1480 Caxton Ovid's Metam. xii. xiv, Thou hast this daye overmoch grevyd and affeebled my peple. c 1534 tr. Polyd. Verg., Eng. Hist. II. 68 Which affeebled no lit...
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affeeblish
† aˈffeeblish, v. Obs. rare. [f. OFr. afebliss-, extended stem of afeblir (mod. affaiblir): see affeeble. Cf. feeblish v.] A by-form of affeeble.1483 Caxton G. de la Tour h iij b, Wyn taken ouer mesure..affeblysshed the brayne.
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effeeble
† eˈffeeble, v. Obs. [variant of affeeble or enfeeble; the prefix being assimilated to ef-.] trans. To enfeeble.1571 Golding Calvin on Ps. xlviii. 8 The welfare of the Church..may..be sore shaken, but yit not so effeebled that it shuld fal. 1581 Marbeck Bk. of Notes 326 That foule [Eagle] is..not ef...
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affamish
† affamish, v. Obs. Also 7 afamish. [f. Fr. affame-r, OFr. afamer, afemer, = Pr. afamar, It. affamare, pointing to a late L. or early Rom. *affamāre, f. ad to, famem hunger. Many OFr. vbs. in -er had variants in -ir, -iss-ant (whence Eng. -ish); cf. affeeble, affeeblish; on this analogy other Fr. vb...
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enfeeble
enfeeble, v. (ɛnˈfiːb(ə)l) Forms: α. 4 enfebil, 4–5 enfeble, 6 enfeable, -febel, 7– enfeeble. β. 6–7 infeeble. [a. OF. enfebl-ir, f. en- (see en-1) + feble feeble. Cf. affeeble.] trans. To make feeble, weaken.α a 1340 Hampole Psalter xxvi. 4 Þei þat angirs me vnskylwysly are sekyd that is enfebild. ...
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