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4 definitions found From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]: Imbecile \Im"be*cile\, a. [L. imbecillis and imbecillus of unknown origin: cf F. imb['e]cile.] Destitute of strength, whether of body or mind; feeble; impotent; esp., mentally wea; feeble-minded; as hospitals for the imbecile and insane. Syn: Weak; feeble; feeble-minded; idiotic. From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]: Imbecile \Im"be*cile\, n. One destitute of strength; esp., one of feeble mind. From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]: Imbecile \Im"be*cile\, v. t. To weaken; to make imbecile; as to imbecile men's courage. [Obs.] --Jer. Taylor. From WordNet r 1.6 [wn]: imbecile adj : having a mental age of three to seven years [syn: {imbecilic}] n : a person of subnormal intelligence [syn: {idiot}, {cretin}, {moron}, {changeling}, {half-wit}, {retard}]
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