Meaning
to weaken
- to reduce the strength, energy, or firmness of something or someone
- to undermine or make less effective
In a sentence
La febbre alta ha indebolito il paziente per molti giorni.
The high fever weakened the patient for many days.
Questo errore potrebbe indebolire la nostra posizione nella trattativa.
This mistake could weaken our position in the negotiation.
Le continue critiche non hanno indebolito la sua determinazione.
The constant criticism didn't weaken her determination.
Word forms (48)
| Word | Word forms |
|---|---|
| indebolire | infinitive |
| indebolisco | indicative · present · singular · 1st person |
| indebolisci | indicative · present · singular · 2nd person |
| indebolisce | indicative · present · singular · 3rd person |
| indeboliamo | indicative · present · plural · 1st person |
| indebolite | indicative · present · plural · 2nd person |
| indeboliscono | indicative · present · plural · 3rd person |
| indebolivo | indicative · imperfect · singular · 1st person |
| indebolivi | indicative · imperfect · singular · 2nd person |
| indeboliva | indicative · imperfect · singular · 3rd person |
| indebolivamo | indicative · imperfect · plural · 1st person |
| indebolivate | indicative · imperfect · plural · 2nd person |
| indebolivano | indicative · imperfect · plural · 3rd person |
| indebolii | indicative · past · singular · 1st person |
| indebolisti | indicative · past · singular · 2nd person |
| indebolì | indicative · past · singular · 3rd person |
| indebolimmo | indicative · past · plural · 1st person |
| indeboliste | indicative · past · plural · 2nd person |
| indebolirono | indicative · past · plural · 3rd person |
| indebolirò | indicative · future · singular · 1st person |
| indebolirai | indicative · future · singular · 2nd person |
| indebolirà | indicative · future · singular · 3rd person |
| indeboliremo | indicative · future · plural · 1st person |
| indebolirete | indicative · future · plural · 2nd person |
| indeboliranno | indicative · future · plural · 3rd person |
| indebolisca | subjunctive · present · singular · 1st person |
| indebolisca | subjunctive · present · singular · 2nd person |
| indebolisca | subjunctive · present · singular · 3rd person |
| indeboliamo | subjunctive · present · plural · 1st person |
| indeboliate | subjunctive · present · plural · 2nd person |
| indeboliscano | subjunctive · present · plural · 3rd person |
| indebolissi | subjunctive · imperfect · singular · 1st person |
| indebolissi | subjunctive · imperfect · singular · 2nd person |
| indebolisse | subjunctive · imperfect · singular · 3rd person |
| indebolissimo | subjunctive · imperfect · plural · 1st person |
| indeboliste | subjunctive · imperfect · plural · 2nd person |
| indebolissero | subjunctive · imperfect · plural · 3rd person |
| indebolirei | conditional · present · singular · 1st person |
| indeboliresti | conditional · present · singular · 2nd person |
| indebolirebbe | conditional · present · singular · 3rd person |
| indeboliremmo | conditional · present · plural · 1st person |
| indebolireste | conditional · present · plural · 2nd person |
| indebolirebbero | conditional · present · plural · 3rd person |
| indebolisci | imperative · singular · 2nd person |
| indeboliamo | imperative · plural · 1st person |
| indebolite | imperative · plural · 2nd person |
| indebolendo | gerund |
| indebolito | past · participle |
Usage notes
- Takes '-isc-' in the present indicative and subjunctive (e.g. io indebolisco).
- The reflexive form 'indebolirsi' means 'to get weak' or 'to grow weaker'.