Definitions
from The Century Dictionary.
- To weaken or loosen; enfeeble; impair.
from the GNU version of the Collaborative International Dictionary of English.
- transitive verb rare To weaken or impair.
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- verb obsolete, rare To
weaken .
Etymologies
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From Latin labefacere.
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knitandpurl commented on the word labefy
"Yes, I'm labefying my crumpet with all these nigmenogs," replies Théo volubly.
Witch Grass by Raymond Queneau, translated by Barbara Wright, p 80 of the NYRB paperback
November 6, 2010