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- Dictionaryenervating/ˈɛnəveɪtɪŋ/
adjective
- 1. causing one to feel drained of energy or vitality: "the enervating humidity of the coast"
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enervate suggests a gradual physical or moral weakening (as through luxury or indolence) until one is too feeble to make an effort. a nation's youth enervated by affluence and leisure. unman implies a loss of manly vigor, fortitude, or spirit. a soldier unmanned by the terrors of battle.
formal uk / ˈen.ə.veɪ.tɪŋ / us / ˈen.ɚ.veɪ.t̬ɪŋ /. Add to word list. making you feel weak and without energy: I find this heat very enervating. SMART Vocabulary: related words and phrases. Becoming and making less strong. abate. abatement. adulterant.
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.
They're enervating: in other words, they completely drain you of physical and emotional energy. A little different from similar words like debilitating or enfeebling, which primarily suggest physical fatigue; the wonderful enervating implies all that plus the terrible erosion of your soul.
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.
adjective. Something that is enervating makes you feel tired and weak. [formal] Life was hard and enervating. Synonyms: weakening, tiring, draining, exhausting More Synonyms of enervating. Collins COBUILD Advanced Learner’s Dictionary. Copyright © HarperCollins Publishers. enervating in British English. (ˈɛnəˌveɪtɪŋ ) adjective.
Definition of enervate verb in Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary. Meaning, pronunciation, picture, example sentences, grammar, usage notes, synonyms and more.
enervate. /ˈɛnərˌveɪt/. IPA guide. Other forms: enervating; enervated; enervates. 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.
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.
There are four meanings listed in OED's entry for the adjective enervate. See ‘Meaning & use’ for definitions, usage, and quotation evidence. enervate has developed meanings and uses in subjects including. arts (early 1700s) medicine (early 1700s)
