enfeeble (verb)

1. The use of low ceilings and small windows in the design only served to enfeeble the overall appearance of the building.

2. As the haunted house creaked and groaned, its eerie atmosphere seemed to enfeeble the resolve of anyone who entered.

3. The priest's prayers were believed to enfeeble the influence of evil spirits and provide protection to the congregation.

4. Why did the weightlifter go to the gym? To enfeeble his muscles and make them feel weak!