enervate
verb (used with object)
to deprive of force or strength; destroy the vigor of; weaken.
enervative
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a word derived from
enervate.
Example Sentences
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But his combativeness has left the university in a state of "enervative calm" because, says one professor, "people are too tired to fight anymore."
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