debilitate
When oil prices rise it has a debilitating effect on the economy.
These conditions cause speech and memory loss and other debilitating symptoms.
Some people wait until their illness becomes debilitating before seeking help.
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boundary
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keep (herself) to herselfidiom
limit
limitation
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limiting
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Becoming and making less strong
debilitating | American Dictionary
debilitating
adjective
us/dɪˈbɪl·əˌteɪ·t̬ɪŋ/
causing weakness:
Strokes are a common debilitating condition of old age.