Category:Imbecile

Im"be*cile, a. Etym: [L. imbecillis, and imbecillus; of unknown origin: cf. F. imbécile.]

Defn: Destitute of strength, whether of body or mind; feeble; impotent; esp., mentally wea; feeble-minded; as, hospitals for the imbecile and insane.

Syn. -- Weak; feeble; feeble-minded; idiotic.

imbecile Im"be*cile, n.

Defn: One destitute of strength; esp., one of feeble mind.

imbecile Im"be*cile, v. t.

Defn: To weaken; to make imbecile; as, to imbecile men's courage. [Obs.] Jer. Taylor.