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Imbecile
Webster's Dictionary
(1):
(n.) One destitute of strength; esp., one of feeble mind.
(2):
(v. t.) To weaken; to make imbecile; as, to imbecile men's courage.
(3):
(a.) Destitute of strength, whether of body or mind; feeble; impotent; esp., mentally wea; feeble-minded; as, hospitals for the imbecile and insane.
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Webster, Noah. Entry for 'Imbecile'. Noah Webster's American Dictionary. https://www.studylight.org/dictionaries/eng/web/i/imbecile.html. 1828.