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   enervate

   verb

   • 1. make (someone) feel drained of energy or vitality: "the heat enervated us all"

   adjective

   • 1. lacking in energy or vitality: literary "the enervate slightness of his frail form"

   Word Origin early 17th century: from Latin enervat- ‘weakened (by extraction of the sinews)’, from the verb enervare, from e- (variant of ex-) ‘out of’ + nervus ‘sinew’.

   Derivatives

   • 1. enervator noun

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   The meaning of ENERVATE is lacking physical, mental, or moral vigor : enervated. How to use enervate in a sentence. Synonym Discussion of Enervate. Frequently Asked Questions About enervate.

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   to make someone feel weak and without energy. SMART Vocabulary: related words and phrases. Becoming and making less strong. abatement. adulterant. adulterated. downtoner. dull. ease. emasculation. enervatingly. fade. hedge. melt. relieve. tottering. turn to jelly idiom. undimmed. unsubdued. See more results » Examples from literature.

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   ENERVATE | definition in the Cambridge English Dictionary. Meaning of enervate in English. enervate. verb [ T ] formal us / ˈen.ɚ.veɪt / uk / ˈen.ə.veɪt / Add to word list. to make someone feel weak and without energy. SMART Vocabulary: related words and phrases. Becoming and making less strong. abatement. adulterant. adulterated. downtoner. dull.

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   Definition of enervate verb in Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary. Meaning, pronunciation, picture, example sentences, grammar, usage notes, synonyms and more.

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   Enervate definition: to deprive of force or strength; destroy the vigor of; weaken. . See examples of ENERVATE used in a sentence.

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   To enervate is to weaken, wear down, or even bum out. Although a three-hour lecture on the history of socks might thrill someone, it would enervate most people. So would a too-long soak in a hot tub.

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   Definition of 'enervate' enervate in British English. verb (ˈɛnəˌveɪt ) 1. (transitive) to deprive of strength or vitality; weaken physically or mentally; debilitate. adjective (ɪˈnɜːvɪt ) 2. deprived of strength or vitality; weakened. Collins English Dictionary. Copyright © HarperCollins Publishers. Derived forms. enervation (ˌenerˈvation) noun.