disinvigorate en · VERB
Etymology
From dis- + invigorate.
Meanings
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(transitive) To weaken (e.g. strength or character)
I doubt whether to attribute this to old-age, and to consider it as inevitable, or to blame this soft, and warm, and disinvigorating climate.
1844, Sydney Smith, letter to Mrs. Holland:
Forms
| Spelling | Features | Labels | Source |
|---|---|---|---|
| disinvigorated | Tense=Past, VerbForm=Part | lexicographic | |
| disinvigorated | Tense=Past | lexicographic | |
| disinvigorates | Number=Sing, Person=3, Tense=Pres | lexicographic | |
| disinvigorating | Tense=Pres, VerbForm=Part | lexicographic |