Im"be*cile (?), a. [L.
imbecillis, and imbecillus; of unknown origin: cf. F.
imbécile.] 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.
Im"be*cile, n. One destitute of
strength; esp., one of feeble mind.
Im"be*cile, v. t. To weaken; to
make imbecile; as, to imbecile men's courage. [Obs.]
Jer. Taylor.