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English Dictionary: imbecile	by the DICT Development Group
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From WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006) [wn]:
imbecile adj having a mental age of three to seven years [syn: imbecile, imbecilic, idiotic] n a person of subnormal intelligence [syn: idiot, imbecile, cretin, moron, changeling, half-wit, retard]
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
Imbecile \Im"becile\, v. t. To weaken; to make imbecile; as, to imbecile* men's courage. [Obs.] --Jer. Taylor.
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
Imbecile \Im"becile\, a. [L. imbecillis, and imbecillus; of unknown origin: cf. F. imb[82]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.