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enervate

[ verb en-er-veyt; adjective ih-nur-vit ]

verb (used with object)

, en·er·vat·ed, en·er·vat·ing.
  1. to deprive of force or strength; destroy the vigor of; weaken.

    Synonyms: exhaust, sap, debilitate, enfeeble



adjective

enervate

verb

  1. tr to deprive of strength or vitality; weaken physically or mentally; debilitate
“Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged” 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012


adjective

  1. deprived of strength or vitality; weakened
“Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged” 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012
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Derived Forms

  • ˈenerˌvator, noun
  • ˈenerˌvative, adjective
  • ˌenerˈvation, noun
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Other Words From

  • ener·vation noun
  • ener·vative adjective
  • ener·vator noun
  • non·ener·vating adjective
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Word History and Origins

Origin of enervate1

First recorded in 1595–1605; from Latin ēnervātus “weakened” (past participle of ēnervāre “to weaken”), equivalent to ē- “from, out of” + nerv(us) “sinew” + -ātus adjective suffix; e- 1, nerve, -ate 1; compare Anglo-French enervir, French énerver
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Word History and Origins

Origin of enervate1

C17: from Latin ēnervāre to remove the nerves from, from nervus nerve, sinew
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Example Sentences

This was the beginning of the fatal practice destined in the end to enervate France and demoralize the army.

Then as they are almost all fighting men (tata toa) they are restricted that they may not weaken or enervate themselves.

What is the use of wondrous gifts of language, if they are employed to enervate, p. 19and not to ennoble, their hearers?

To enervate, irritate, or corrupt the body is to produce a like effect upon the mind.

They are full of weaknesses and pains that wear out life and enervate all their mental and spiritual powers.

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