indebolire

v/t and v/i weaken

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indebolire v.tr.

1 to weaken, to enfeeble, to debilitate: la lunga malattia l'ha molto indebolito, the long illness has weakened him a lot (o has taken a lot out of him)

2 (fig.) to weaken, to lessen, to reduce, to undermine; (affari, mercato) to depress: indebolire la resistenza, to weaken (o to undermine o to sap) one's powers of endurance; indebolire il volume degli affari, to depress the turnover

3 (mecc., chim.) to weaken

4 (fot.) to reduce.

◘ indebolirsi v.intr.pron.

1 to weaken, to grow* weak (er), to grow* feeble (r), to flag, to lose* one's strength: le sue forze s'indebolivano, his strength was flagging; gli si è indebolita la vista, his eyesight has grown weaker; la situazione finanziaria si è indebolita, the financial situation has weakened; la sua memoria si indebolisce, his memory is failing; il vento si indebolisce, the wind is dropping

2 (di suoni, colori) to fade.

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[indebo'lire]

1. vt

to weaken

2. vi

(aus essere) (indebolirsi) vip , (persona) to grow weak, (vista) to deteriorate

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[indebo'lire] 1.

verbo transitivo to weaken [udito, vista, influenza, nemico, mercato]; to undermine [autorità, resistenza]

2.

verbo pronominale indebolirsi [economia, muscoli, paese, valuta] to weaken; [persona, squadra] to grow* weak; [vista] to grow* dim, to dim, to fail; [udito] to fail; [autorità, influenza] to diminish

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indebolire

/indebo'lire/ [102]

I verbo transitivo

 to weaken [udito, vista, influenza, nemico, mercato]; to undermine [autorità, resistenza]

II indebolirsi verbo pronominale

 [economia, muscoli, paese, valuta] to weaken; [persona, squadra] to grow* weak; [vista] to grow* dim, to dim, to fail; [udito] to fail; [autorità, influenza] to diminish.