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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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  1. a. Destitute of strength, whether of body or mind; feeble; impotent; esp., mentally wea; feeble-minded">feeble-minded; as, hospitals for the imbecile and insane.
  2. n. One destitute of strength; esp., one of feeble mind.
  3. v. t. To weaken; to make imbecile; as, to imbecile men's courage.
  4. adj. having a mental age of three to seven years
  5. n. a person of subnormal intelligence
  6. Destitute of strength, whether of body or mind; feeble; impotent; esp., mentally wea; feeble-minded">feeble-minded; as, hospitals for the imbecile and insane. Syn. -- Weak; feeble; feeble-minded; idiotic. One destitute of strength; esp., one of feeble mind. To weaken; to make imbecile; as, to imbecile men's courage. [Obs.] Jer. Taylor.
  7. Destitute of strength, whether of body or mind; feeble;impotent; esp., mentally wea; feeble-minded">feeble-minded; as, hospitals for theimbecile and insane.
  8. j:17/n:83 s. having a mental age of three to seven years