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

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