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.
IMBECILITATE
Im`be*cil"i*tate, v. t.
Defn: To weaken, as to the body or the mind; to enfeeble. [R.] A.
Wilson.
IMBECILITY Im`be*cil"i*ty, n.; pl. Imbecilities. Etym: [L. imbecillitas: cf. F. imbécillité.]
Defn: The quality of being imbecile; weakness; feebleness, esp. of
mind.
Cruelty . . . argues not only a depravedness of nature, but also a
meanness of courage and imbecility of mind. Sir W. Temple.
Note: This term is used specifically to denote natural weakness of the mental faculties, affecting one's power to act reasonably or intelligently.