Hypertext Webster Gateway: "imbecile"
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) 1.7 (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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